Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said, during his meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and religious leaders on Saturday, that the discussions about problems in the region aim at providing the assurance that religious tolerance exists in Turkey". During the press conference Ahmet Davutoğlu commented...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is going to hold a talk during the Grand National Assembly of Turkey that will be held in Ankara. It is the first time after the birth of the Republic of Turkey in 1923 that the...

European Ombudsman Prof. Nikiforos Diamandouros chaired a symposium held in Istanbul on Friday, January 27. The topics for discussion included the experiences of the EU countries and the plan to establish the Ombudsman institution in Turkey. The symposium was also...

On Tuesday, December 13, President of Romania Traian Badescu was received by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Phanar. The Romanian President was welcomed by the Patriarchal court at the entrance of the Patriarchate, headed by Metropolitan Stefanos of Kallipolis and...

On December 3rd Vice President Biden met with His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Greek Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul. Following their meeting, the Vice President and the Ecumenical Patriach were joined by members of the Holy Synod, Metropolitans,...

President of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) Mr. Michalos met with His Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Fener and discussed the re-opening of the Theological School of Halki, as well as different issues of the...

Within his formal visit to Turkey, French Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Alain Juppe met with the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew last Thursday evening, November17. The French official was followed by the Ambassador of France in Turkey and the conversation...

A new reversed type of migration is in progress lately. Greeks from Istanbul, whose families had left the city after the mass exoduses in 1964, are now returning to their former hometowns because of the financial crisis plaguing Greece. But...

On Friday, November 11, 2011, His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met with His Excellency Mr. Huseyin Avni Mutlu, prefect of Istanbul. The two men met in a warm and friendly atmosphere and the visit was initiated by the...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew sent a congratulatory telegram to the new PM of Greece Mr. Lucas Papademos late Thursday evening. The Patriarch wished Mr. Papademos all success in his new duties and expressed his hope that the new government will manage...