Turkey

Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos, ironically lives in a country where most of the people are not Christians. In fact it is estimated that 99% of Turks are Muslim.  This is surprising as the head of the second largest Christian Church is a...

Approximately 60 Greeks are expected to visit Guzelyurt, Aksaray during a festival on August 7th -8th, which symbolises  Turkish & Greek brotherhood. This is The Turkish-Greek Friendship Culture Festival.  The goal is to bring  the grandchildren of displaced Turks and...

29 July 2010 – The Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities today set up a United Nations-backed centre where they can exchange information on matters related to thefts, murders, trafficking and other crimes on both sides of the Mediterranean...

SENKROMA, the sister company of  "PLASTIKA OF CRETE" is opening its second factory in Turkey, and more specifically in Gaziantep, which is located on the nortern-eastern part of the country. Gaziantep is the center of thread production and the...

The Managements of three High Schools organized a meeting in which the establishment of a permanent Committee concerning the Education of the Greek Diaspora of Constantinople was decided. The meeting took place in honor of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomeos,...

According to the newspaper "Today's Zaman", Ecumenical Patriarchate spokesperson Father Dositheos Anagnostopoulos has said that there are constitutional obstacles in the way of reopening the Heybeliada, or Hakli, Seminary for training Orthodox priests. He noted that opening the school...

"Strategic Depth - The International Position of Turkey", a book by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was translated into Greek. Greek publishing house Piotita printed and distributed 7,000 copies of the 845-page book which was translated by Nikolaos Raptopulos....

A dramatic appeal for the future of the Education of Greeks in Constantinople was addressed to the Minister of Education of Turkey Nimet Cubukcu from the Podium of the Great School of the Nation, the Director of Zografeion Lyceum,...

Patriarch Bartholomew made courtesy visits to the governor and mayor of Nevşehir to thank them for hosting an annual mass in the province over the weekend, according Hurriyet daily news. Konstantinos Eleni Church in Mustafapaşa in Ürgüp district and Saint...

By Afroditi Lakiotis Last Friday, Glukeria gave a fabulous concert in Constantinople, and especially in Agia Eirini’s church, which nowadays operates as a museum. This was the inaugural concert of a whole set named World Music. Glukeria fascinated her audients,...