Turkey

As Pope Francis is paying a visit to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Phanar here is a timeline of the official meetings of the Primates of the Orthodox and Catholic Churches throughout the centuries, as released by the Ecumenical Patriarchate. There...

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden paid a visit to Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I on November 23, as part of his official trip to Turkey. Biden and his wife Jill visited the Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul’s historic Fener district, where...

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will welcome Pope Francis to the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul on November 29 and 30, 2014.

A documentary on Şİşlİ Greek Orthodox Cemetery, the largest Greek Orthodox cemetery in Istanbul, will be screened for the first time at Lütfi Kırdar International Convention and Congress Center on Friday, November 21. The event is organized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate,...

Some 25,000 people from 118 countries participated in the Istanbul Marathon -- the only marathon course in the world that crosses two continents. Many Greek runners represented Greece in the course. Watch exclusive photos and video!

The students of Zografeion Greek school in Istanbul will have the unique opportunity of attending, along with students of Mandoulides school, a musical performance by Dionysis Savvopoulos, a well-known Greek singer and songwriter who originally comes from Istanbul. The event...

New artifacts have been found during excavations in the Bodrum’s Ortakent and Gümüşlük neighborhoods. The artifacts will shed light on the history of the Bodrum Peninsula, known in Greek as Alikarnasos. In the vicinity, the Great mausauleum of the...

Archaeologists discovered three unique mosaics at the Ancient Greek city of Zeugma, in south Turkey, near the borders of Syria. The ancient city of Zeugma was originally founded as a Greek settlement by Seleucus I Nicator, one of the generals...

Mediterranean neighbors Greece and Turkey will hold a joint business forum, bringing together hundreds of participants on November 12 in Izmir, with Turkish Economic Affairs Minister Nihat Zeybekci and Greek Development Minister Nikos Dendias delivering speeches. Turkey's Foreign Economic Relations Council, the Greek...

Greek singer Haris Alexiou gave a concert at the Istanbul Congress Center on Saturday. This concert was attended by more than 5 thousand fans, who gave the singer a very warm welcome, singing along to many songs throughout the evening....