“We don’t believe in the clash of civilizations”, stressed the Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew during his meeting with two members of the U.S. Congress at the Patriarchate of Constantinople. Congressmen Steve King from Iowa and Wally Herger from California, accompanied by the Consul General of the US Embassy in Istanbul Mr. Scott Kilner, their assistant [...]
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A Greek Travel Guide to Istanbul
Constantinople, Byzantion, Poli, Istanbul. These are the names that Greeks usually use to refer to the once capital of Byzantium and today’s largest city in Turkey. Istanbul is a multicultural, modern city, and an attractive tourist destination that offers everything from ancient history to fabulous nightclubs. Turkish Airlines connects Istanbul with almost 200 destinations around [...]
Orthodox Leaders Meet in Istanbul on Day of the Protection of the Environment
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 accordance with Orthodox traditions. The commemoration of World Peace Day and Day of the Protection of [...]
Bartholomew: “The Resurrection of Christ Grants the certainty of transcending the adverse consequences of natural calamity and spiritual perversity”
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew issues Proclamation on the occasion of Easter. + B A R T H O L O M E W By the Mercy of God Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch To the Plenitude of the Church Grace, Peace and Mercy From the Savior Christ Risen in Glory Beloved children in the [...]
“We invented both democracy and demagogy”
Former Foreign Minister of Greece Dora Bakoyannis visited Turkey today to attend a conference on “Women and Politics in Europe and Turkey”g by KA-DER, an NGO defending women’s rights at Bilgi University. On an exclusive interview with Turkish news channel NTV Mrs. Bakoyannis said EU/Turkey relations will improve as long as Turkey keeps working for [...]
“Green” Patriarch Bartholomew I Prays for the Enviroment
Today as every September first Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew prayed together with hundred’s of Orthodox Christian’s in the Patriarchate’s church, in Istanbul, for the environment’s protection. Since 1989, every September 1st (the beginning of the ecclesiastical calendar) has been designated as a day of prayer for “the protection of the environment” throughout the Eastern Orthodox Church [...]
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02 / 03 Greek-Turkish Media Artists Cooperate to Produce Short Films
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02 / 03 Berlinale 2012 to Pay Tribute to Theo Angelopoulos and Vadim Glowna
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02 / 03 ICJ Decides Against Italy Regarding Compensation for Nazi Crimes
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02 / 03 Cooperation Between Cypriot and French Armed Forces
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02 / 03 Measures for Integrating Migrants in Germany
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05 / 27 Dutch Newspaper Mocks Greece’s Financial Situation
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06 / 15 Parts of Alexander the Great’s Statue Being Assembled at Skopje Square
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12 / 27 Albanian Nationalists Point Finger at Archbishop Anastasios
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04 / 02 “Greeks will start begging soon” says Turkish State Minister
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12 / 26 Turkish Cypriot ‘Grinches’ Steal Christmas, Stop Holiday Liturgy
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