Panagia Soumela Monastery in Turkey’s Black Sea region drew a record 514,596 visitors in 2025, surpassing the half-million mark for the first time and highlighting the growing appeal of historic Christian landmarks in the country.
According to Turkish reports citing...
A new study of Byzantine shipwrecks off modern-day southwestern Turkey is giving researchers a clearer view of medieval trade, ship cargo, and sea routes that connected the Aegean, Anatolia, the Black Sea, and the eastern Mediterranean.
The research, led by...
A new offshore energy exploration deal between Libya’s National Oil Corporation, NOC, and a consortium of Turkish and European companies has raised concern in Greece, where officials continue to oppose maritime claims linked to the controversial Turkey-Libya accord.
The parties...
Turkey’s path to EU membership remains blocked as Brussels warns that Ankara has failed to reverse its democratic backsliding or address deep concerns over the rule of law, fundamental freedoms, and political pluralism.
The warning came during a debate in...
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a highly anticipated meeting on Tuesday in Ankara to discuss the prospective reopening of the Holy Theological School of Halki.
According to an official statement from the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the...
The ghost village of Levissi (known today as Kayaköy) was once a bustling Greek village on the slopes of a hill in the district of Fethiye, Turkey.
It was practically right across from the island of Rhodes.
Greeks of the 5,000-year-old...
Turkey’s Ministry of National Defense has condemned a new defense agreement between Cyprus and France, warning that it could destabilize the Eastern Mediterranean and threaten regional security.
The move came after Cyprus and France signed a Status of Forces Agreement...
Turkey denied that its jets harassed the military aircraft carrying Greek National Defense Minister Nikos Dendias and his French and Dutch counterparts to Cyprus.
Earlier, it was reported that the "control tower" of the illegal Tymbou Airport in occupied Cyprus...
The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism has officially declared the Granicus Battlefield—where Alexander the Great secured his first major victory against the Persian Empire—a "protected historical and archaeological site."
According to a ministry announcement and statements shared on social...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration currently lacks the legal authority to restore Turkey to the F-35 fighter jet program, citing statutory restrictions linked to Ankara’s acquisition of Russia’s S-400 air defense system.
Rubio made the...
