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Event Honors Greek Constantinopolitan Authors in Istanbul
A special literary tribute to Greek Constantinople writers and poets was completed recently at the University of Istanbul's School of Philosophy, an event organized...
Italy Asks UEFA to Move Champions League Final From Istanbul Over Syrian War
Vincenzo Spadafora, the Italian Minister for Sports, sent a letter to UEFA President Alexander Ceferin on Monday, asking whether or not the finals of...
Istanbul’s Greek Orthodox Orphanage Needs 40-Million-Euro Restoration
The leading European heritage organization Europa Nostra and the European Investment Bank (EIB) Institute stated in a recently issued report that a restoration of...
Pontos-Born Imamoglu Wins Race for Istanbul
Turkey's ruling party has lost control of Istanbul after a re-run of the city's mayoral election, latest results show.
The candidate for the main opposition...
”It’s Not Constantinople, It’s Istanbul; It’s Islam-bul” Turkey’s Erdogan Says
The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan declared that still ''there are people who want to see Istanbul as Constantinople,'' on Saturday.
Erdogan was participating in the...
Istanbul’s Mayor-to-Be Has Pontian Roots (video)
Istanbul, Turkey's largest city, has apparently elected an opposition candidate from Pontos as its new mayor in the local elections held on Sunday.
Ekrem Imamoglu...
A Greek Newspaper Struggles to Survive in Istanbul
The story of the Apoyevmatini newspaper in Istanbul mirrors to a great extent the story of the Greek community in the city: Once abundant...
Ukrainian Orthodox Church Formally Split from Russia in Istanbul
On Saturday, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church has formally received its independence as Patriarch Bartholomew I signed the "Tomos" in Istanbul, which is a decree...
Turkish Footballer Calls Istanbul Constantinople
Kenan Özer, the 31-year-old member of the Ankaragücü football team, caused a widespread outcry in Turkey after calling Istanbul its Greek Byzantine-era name of...
Turkey’s Kristallnacht: When Greeks Were Targeted at the Istanbul Pogrom
On September 6 1955 the Polites, short for Konstantinoupolites, namely the Greeks of Istanbul, were targeted in a violent pogrom carefully fabricated by the...


