Istanbul

Turkish newspaper "Hurriyet" proceeded with complaints over the extended loot of a Byzantine tomb known as Silivri Crypt, the desecration of the tomb and its conversion into a garbage dump. The newspaper is accusing the Municipality of Istanbul of neglecting the Byzantine...

The Greek daily newspaper “Apoyevmatini," published in Istanbul since 1925, will close because of financial woes. The newspaper, published in Greek, intended to keep the language alive among Greeks in Turkey and inform the small community of all important news. Owner...

The badge of the Order of Excellence was presented by the President of the Turkish Republic Abdullah Gül to Evangelia Balta for her contribution to the literature and culture of Greeks in Asia Minor. Evangelia Balta is a historian working...

After a two-year absence, Singapore Airlines is preparing for a dynamic return to the Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos. Singapore Airlines will be operating twice a week from June 9 to October 9 2014, offering direct flights from Athens...

Protesters pray in front of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, early Saturday, to show their support that it be converted into a mosque. Built in 537 by Byzantine Emperor Justinian whose rule stretched from Spain to the Middle East,...

A newly founded Greek publishing house in Istanbul will be reviving the long multicultural tradition of Greek literature in the former Byzantine capital city by translating and distributing on the Turkish book market Greek literature. Istos, which stands in Greek...

Archeologists engaged in excavations at the Byzantine port quarter Yenikapı on the European side of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, seem to have struck upon some artifacts resembling modern day notebooks. According to the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet, archeologists came along...

The documentary "Our Islands: Through the Eyes of a Musician" by the Turkish director and musician Nedim Hazar will be presented on Saturday, May 10 at the Greek Consulate's Sismanoglio Megaro in Taksim square in Istanbul. The 82-minute documentary is described as a...

Istanbul Turvak Cinema-Theater Museum and Art Library, are honoring the Greeks of Istanbul's cinema industry with an exhibition as part of the 100th anniversary of the Turkish cinema. The exhibition, which will be held until June 29, entitled "Istanbul'un Rum...

The well-known Turkish journalist, Hıncal Uluç, citing years of intensive research by Turkish historian Radi Dikici, claims that the true cross of Jesus Christ is hidden within the church of Hagia Sophia, in Istanbul.  According to Dikici, an eminent Turkish byzantinologists and...