Istanbul

The archpriest of Sultan Ahmed Mosque (popularly known as the Blue Mosque) in Istanbul, Turkey, asked the Turkish government to allow Hagia Sophia to operate as a mosque during Islamic holidays. In his speech on the first day of the Sacrifice...

Sismanoglio Megaro of the consulate of Greece, is hosting an exhibition entitled “Greek and Cypriot naïf painting exhibition” from October 25 to November 17. It’s the panorama of a different Greece, featuring images from the Greek tradition and the day-to-day...

The chef Maria Ekmekçioğlu has co-written a book that includes Greek and Turkish recipes, entitled Bir o yaka Bir bu yaka, which means This side The other side, and was released in April in Turkey. Ekmekçioğlu, who is engaged in...

This year, some of the Turks who flock to Sismanogleio Megaro of the Consulate General of Greece will have the opportunity to be taught online Greek language courses via Skype. Due to this year’s great demand, Sismanogleio Megaro is not...

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...

According to information released by the Turkish media, the municipality of Istanbul, following Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s plans, keeps on with demolitions around the city. On Sunday July 7, the Byzantine Well at the Yedikule Castle region...

The International Society of Friends of Nikos Kazantzakis (ISFNK) commemorated the 25 years since its establishment and the 130 years since his birth. ISFNK organized a commemorating event despite the difficult conditions, at the Phanar Greek Orthodox College, Istanbul. The...

The protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park in Istanbul turned into a massive anti-government demonstration after the Turkish riot police tried to violently break up a sit-in in the square. Soon enough thousands of protestors took the...

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...

An alleged plot against Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate Bartholomew is being investigated by an Ankara public prosecutor, private broadcaster NTV reported today. As reported in Hurriyet Daily News, the investigation was launched after a letter was sent from the Central...