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Princes’ Islands: Istanbul’s Long Ago Refuge from Pandemic

Two times in history the Princes' Islands (Πριγκηπονήσια, Pringiponisia), located off Istanbul, served as a welcome refuge from the plague, something that the current Covid-19 outbreak brings to mind again. The first time was in the year 540 when the...

Erdogan Takes Another Shot at Greece

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan now claims that Greece deprives Turkey of its Ottoman legacy, by refusing to open two mosques in Athens even though the Greek government is financing renovation of a building to create the country's...

Erdoğan Breaks Promises of Reopening Halki Seminar

In a brief but very important announcement, the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Agia Triada of Halki, expresses its deep sorrow over the fact that Erdogan’s promises to reopen the Theological School of Halki,...

A Cultural Journey from Greece to Turkey in Halki

A special concert will take place on September 22 at the Theological School of Halki, in the presence of two Patriarchs. The concert has the general title: A cultural journey from Greece to Turkey. The main singers of the concert...

Turkey Attaches Conditions for Halki Seminary

The Turkish government appears to attach conditions for the reopening of the Halki seminary, (formally the Theological School of Halki). Vice-Prime Minister of Turkey Bülent Arınç stated that for the reopening of the School, “A number of conditions have to...

AUTH's Rehabilitation Study On Halki Restoration

The rehabilitation study for the Theological School of Halki prepared by the Faculty of Engineering of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, was presented on May 30 by the faculty’s working group before the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate...

U.S Secretary of State Visits Fener

United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, paid a visit to Fener to discuss with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew the issue of the reopening of the Theological School of Halki, as well as other issues relating to religious freedom in...

Bartholomew To Recite Cavafy

The beginning of the four-day pupils conference on the life and work of the great poet Constantine Cavafy, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of his birth, and 80th of his death, was announced by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. The...

Turkey Leans Toward Opening Halki Seminary

After years of resistance, the Turkish government is considering allowing the re-opening of the closed Halki Seminary, the Anatolia News agency reported. Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç said the institution should be reopened to educate clerics for the Orthodox...

Theological School of Halki Hosts International Summit on Environmental Issues

The historic Theological School of Halki will host a gathering from June 18-20, 2012 on global responsibility and environmental sustainability under the auspices of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, spiritual leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church and a pioneer in the environmental...