The Büyükada Greek Orphanage of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate is set to become an international environmental foundation, according to a recent article of the Turkish newspaper todayszaman.com. A ruling by the European Court of Human Rights in June 2010 stated that the Turkish government should re-register the historic Orthodox orphanage on Büyükada to the İstanbul-based [...]
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Patriarch Bartholomew Praises Erdogan During Meeting With Papandreou
Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew praised Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during his meeting with former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou in March, according to recently revealed details. Visiting Turkey to attend the Socialist International’s (SI) meeting on the Arab Spring, which was held in İstanbul on March 23-24, Former Greek Prime Minister and Socialist [...]
Patriarch Bartholomew Asks for Religious Freedom and Equal Rights for Minorities in Turkey
Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew attended a Turkish parliamentary commission assembly during which he presented his requests regarding minorities in Turkey. On Monday, Feb 20, Patriarch Bartholomew met with members of a parliamentary subcommittee seeking an all-party consensus for a new constitution, which will replace the one ratified in 1982 while the country was under military [...]
Patriarch Bartholomew Hopes Theological School of Halki Will Be Reopened
Patriarch Bartholomew strongly hopes the theological school of Halki, of the Orthodox Church, and that the academy, which the Turkish government closed in 1971, will be re-opened. This was the statement of the Patriarch during the memorial in honor of the late Constantinople Patriarch Fotius, who founded the monastery of Agia Triada (Holy Trinity) of [...]
Olympiacos F.C. Basketball Team in Constantinople
The Basketball team of Olympiacos F.C. with its president Yiorgos Angelopoulos has visited Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Phanar. Patriarch expressed his pleasure at having the team there, wished luck to the whole team for the following matches and praised the team members’ contribution to the cultivation of Greek-Turkish friendship concerning athletics. Patriarch Bartholomew also spoke [...]
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05 / 21 Angelique Rockas: Strong, Bold and Unafraid
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05 / 21 Theodoros Aggelopoulos Honored at Cannes Film Festival
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05 / 21 Guardian: ‘Despite the Recession, Greeks Still Light the Olympic Flame’
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05 / 21 Portugal: European Award Given to Cretan Beaches of Ierapetra
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05 / 20 Victoria Hislop: ‘I Was at the Party in Greece, Now I’m Sharing the Hangover’
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05 / 03 Skopje: Streets Renamed With Ancient Greek Names
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05 / 27 Dutch Newspaper Mocks Greece’s Financial Situation
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05 / 09 London Recognizes Macedonian Language During Cultural Olympiad
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04 / 02 “Greeks will start begging soon” says Turkish State Minister
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06 / 15 Parts of Alexander the Great’s Statue Being Assembled at Skopje Square
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