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Archbishop Elpidophoros Meets With Pompeo on Hagia Sophia, East Med Tensions

Elpidophoros, the Greek-Orthodox Archbishop of the Americas, met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday at the State Department. Discussing issues ranging from the takeover of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul to peace in the Mediterranean, the talks were...

Senator Bob Menendez Probes Trump-Erdogan “Close Ties”

Bob Menendez, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sounded the alarm over U.S. President Donald Trump’s “close ties” with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and asked the Administration on Monday to provide details of exchanges between...

Israeli Ambassador Walks Out of UN Assembly in Protest at Erdogan’s Speech

Glad Erdan, the Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, walked out of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday in protest against the speech given by Turkish President Recep Tayipp Erdogan. In his inflammatory remarks, Erdogan accused the Jewish state of...

“Preposterous” US-Turkey Deal Could Lead to Pillage of Cultural Heritage

In these days of severely heightened tensions originating from Turkey's repeated incursions into the waters of the Eastern Mediterranean in search of oil and gas, even the sending of warships to accompany drilling vessels there, it appears yet another...

Turkey Demolishes Greek Orthodox Church Known as “Hagia Sophia of Bursa”

Turkish authorities on Wednesday demolished a historic Greek Orthodox church in the region of Bursa, north-western Turkey, which had been abandoned. The Georgios Greek Orthodox Church, known as the “Hagia Sophia” of Bursa, was destroyed amid warnings over the safety...

Members of Congress Ask Pompeo to Report on Turkey’s Aggressive Actions

Τhe Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues and Congressional Hellenic-Israel Alliance, wrote to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo earlier in the week to report on the Administration’s monitoring of violations by Turkey of the sovereign territory of Greece and Cyprus’...

US Blasts Erdogan for Meeting with Hamas Leaders

The US State Department voiced its strong objection on Tuesday over Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's decision to host a delegation from the Palestinian militant group Hamas last week. In a statement, State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus denounced the meeting...

Archbishop Elpidophoros Deplores Turkey’s Conversion of Orthodox Church into Mosque

Elpidophoros, the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America, deplored Friday's decision by Turkish authorities to re-convert the Byzantine-era Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Savior in Chora back into a mosque. The Archbishop wrote on Twitter: "After the tragic transgression with...

Turkey Claims to Have Discovered Enormous Natural Gas Deposit in Black Sea

According to a new report by Reuters, Turkish President Erdogan claimed on Friday that his country's experts have discovered the largest gas deposit that the country had ever located in the Black Sea. In an address to the nation, the...

After Hagia Sophia Turkey Converts Another Byzantine Church to Mosque

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a presidential decree on Friday turning the historic Holy Saviour in Chora, a medieval Byzantine church in western Constantinople that was a museum, into a mosque. The move follows the July decision to convert...