Heybeliada
Europe
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to Host International Summit on Environment and the Arts
His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will host the second Halki Summit in Heybeliada, Turkey. The summit, to be held June 8-10, is a gathering of activists, scientists, journalists, business leaders, theologians, and academics engaging and working across intellectual boundaries...
films
The Last Greeks of Princes’ Islands – (Full Documentary)
This documentary was originally filmed in 2009 and it has never been shown before. It was one of the very first Greek stories that inspired us to create Greek Reporter. We filmed it with no budget, just a camera...
Europe
No Mosque in Athens Means No Greek Schools in Turkey
The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced its refusal to continue the operation of the Greek Orthodox School, Halki Seminary, until the Fethiye Mosque opens once more for the Muslim population. The Deputy Minister, Metin Kulunk, stated during a...
Education
Halki Seminary May Reopen
The long-pursued demand by the Greek community in Turkey concerning the reopening of the Greek Orthodox Seminary on Heybeliada, will be possibly fulfilled. This is what Justice Minister, Sadullah Ergin, said.
“The reopening of the Halki Seminary is among the...
Europe
Arınç Asks Greece To Reopen Halki Seminary
Greece ought to take some steps forward to address grievances of the Turkish minority in Western Thrace. This would as a result help the Turkish government towards the reopening of a Greek Orthodox theological seminary on the island of...