Turkey

Turkish Education Ministry prevented the opening of Imbros' Greek school on the grounds that the building was not "ready to operate" in the upcoming school year, started on September 1. After being closed for 50 years, the Private Imbros Greek Primary School reopened on September...

The Turkish government is seeking an investor for a ghost-village once inhabited by Greek population. Greek village Levissi, now called Kayaköy, located on the Turkish coast across the Greek island of Rhodes, will be auctioned by the Culture Ministry of Turkey. Turkey seeks an investor who...

The temple of Egyptian god Serapis, which was discovered in the ancient Greek city of Ephesus, Turkey, will be restored to its original condition. It is estimated that the temple collapsed during an earthquake in the region. The temple was built in...

The Greek-Turkish Youth Orchestra presented pieces of the famous composer Mozart at Koç University, in Turkey on Thursday. The orchestra, led by Maestro Cem Mansur peformed "A night with Mozart" at the Odeon Hall. The concert, where the Greek clarinet player Pavlos Seassis performed...

A recent article of Turkish newspaper "Hurriyet" revealed that a historic building in the town of Marmara, Turkey, which was being used as a Greek school in the 19th century, has been turned into an imam-hatip school, a religious vocational school, after remaining closed...

Turkish newspaper "Hurriyet" proceeded with complaints over the extended loot of a Byzantine tomb known as Silivri Crypt, the desecration of the tomb and its conversion into a garbage dump. The newspaper is accusing the Municipality of Istanbul of neglecting the Byzantine...

According to representatives of tourism associations in Bodrum, Turkey, the prices in local restaurants or cafés have reached such high levels that tourists often have to pay more than 10 times the standard price. Tour operators claim that this practice is...

Members of the Greek Orthodox Community in Smyrna had a unique and memorable experience on Sunday, when they attended the first Divine Liturgy that has taken place in the area since the Catastrophe of Smyrna in 1922. The service was held...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited Sumela Monastery in Turkey for the fifth consecutive year and officiated the Divine Liturgy held in the historic monastery. Hundreds of worshipers attended the liturgy for the Dormition of Virgin Mary in an atmosphere of piety and...

A coalition of activists said on Tuesday they would send a flotilla of ships to break Israel's siege of Gaza by the end of 2014, four years after a similar campaign ended in a deadly raid by Israeli commandos. The...