Turkey

The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople organized a conference for religious leaders of the Greek-Orthodox world. The leaders met on Thursday at the Phanar  to participate in a ceremony marking the beginning of a new season on Sept. 1, in...

Greeks in Istanbul welcomed Erdogan’s decision to return confiscated property to minorities, with tears of joy in their eyes. As the representative of minority institutions under the General Directorate for Foundations and member of the Greek minority of Istanbul, Lakis...

Greeks takes the third place behind the British and Germans regarding property purchases in Turkey. According to information of the General Directorate of the Turkish Land Registry, up until now, 10.750 Greeks have bought 9.888 properties in Turkey. 35.249 English have...

According to the Turkish newspaper “Sabah”, the government of Erdogan decided to vote a new presidential decree, in order to return all the real estates of minorities’ institutions which were declared in 1936. This means that many Greeks...

World peace day is an inspiring event for the municipality of Brusa!  They have organized the Greek-Turkish Friendship Festival scheduled for the 1st and 2nd of September. During the Festival many events will be held to enhance the Greek-Turkish friendship. More...

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has accepted an invitation by the Solidarity Federation of the Greek Orthodox Societies of Istanbul to attend the dinner marking the ending of the Ramadan fasting (Iftar). The dinner will be organised in the gardens...

According to newsbeast.gr, Giorgos Dalaras gave an interview to the Turkish newspaper Hurriyetwhile he was in Istanbul to give a concert. In this interview he said that people are meant to live all together. Borders are defined by mathematicians...

According to an article published in e-typos. com, fifteen Turkish officers and soldiers were wounded by an accidental shot during a landing exercise on one of the islands of the Aegean Sea. Instead of shooting to hit the target, the projectile hit the podium where the...

Greece will join this year's Izmir International Fair (IEF) for the first time since 1993, as Anatolia news agency reports. The 80th Izmir International Fair will open in the western city of Izmir on September 8. Austria will be the...

Patriarch Bartholomew stated to reporters on Monday,  after leading religious services in the gardens of the Sumela Monastery, that the monastery was a great boon for the Black Sea. The historical place of worship is located in Macka Town in...