Turkey

The Turkish industry minister Friday called on Greece to raise quota on Turkish trucks. Turkey's Industry & Trade Minister Nihat Ergun (photo) said that Greece had only allowed 20,000 Turkish trucks to enter its territories. "We want this figure...

A group of Greek businesspeople will participate in the "First Regional Turkish-Greek Business Forum" to take place in north-western province of Edirne on Friday. Ninety Greek businesspeople will meet Turkish counterparts on Friday and try to minimize the impacts of...

The European Court of Human Rights makes a decision recommending Turkey to give the ownership of the Büyükada Orphanage back to Fener Greek Patriarchate. The court also orders Turkey to pay 26,000 euros to the Patriarchate for lawsuit-related expenses....

Ferry services between Turkey's northwestern province of Canakkale and Greek Limnos island will begin on June 24. Director General Hasan Yürükçü of GESTAŞ Corp., which will hold the trips, told Anatolia news agency on Wednesday that the services would be...

The first Divine Liturgy after 1922 at Panagiaa Sumela will be celebrated on the day of the Assumption in the Historic Monastery by the Ecumenical Patriarch, His All Holiness Bartholomew. More specifically, the Minister of Culture, Mr. Gunai, announced the...

On Wednesday, 2/6/2010 at the Embassy of Greece in Ankara, an event was held for the fourth year students and the professors of the Modern Greek and Literature Department of the University of Ankara. Around 20 students participated in the...

A conference entitled “The Culture of Constantinople and Interculturalism in Europe: Modern Intercultural Teaching Practices” is being organised by the Department of Classical Studies of the University of Cyprus in collaboration with Bogazici University, Yildiz Technical University and Zografeios...

The Ecumenical Patriarch, His all Holiness Bartholomew, is scheduled to visit Russia, arriving on the 22nd and staying through until the 31st of May. The Patriarch will be welcomed by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at Moscow...

Every year, the European Union and Europa Nostra give awards to the best cultural heritage achievements which range from restored monuments to urban rehabilitation, research and education projects. This year, out of 140 participants, 2 Greek restoration...

Eight photographers from as many Balkan countries demonstrate with their photographs the particularity of each people, the contemporaneous artistic tendencies, the life and historical developments in a region which has been constantly changed. The exhibition opens at the Kara...