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His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will host the third Halki Summit from May 31st to June 4th, 2019 in Turkey, according to a press release issued recently by the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The summit will convene distinguished representatives from Orthodox theological...

The Halki Theological School will open again soon, according to the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.  Bartholomew commented on the school re-opening at a meeting with the delegation of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association in Istanbul, Turkey. Bartholomew said that during his meeting with...

Over the past weekend the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew called for the reopening of the Theological School of Halki in Turkey which has been closed by the Turkish government for decades. In 1972 Turkish authorities shut the doors of the religious...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that he would allow the re-opening of the Theological School of Halki if Greece allows at least one mosque in Thessaloniki. "Turkey is in favor of the immediate re-opening of the Theological School of...

The rich library of the Greek Orthodox Halki seminary, which includes some of the world's oldest printed books, will be digitized. The seminary library numbers 69,000 volumes. While most of the books date back to the 18th and 19th century, there is...

Journalists from major Turkish newspapers (Hürriyet, Sabah, Zaman, Taraf, Doğan Haber Ajansı etc.), visited the seminary of Halki, which participates in the European program "Minority Citizens-Equal Citizens." The seminary abbot, Metropolitan Elpidoforos of Bursa, welcomed the journalists and presented the work...

As reported by "Today's Zaman," the Fener Greek Patriarchate has decided to open the doors of the Halki Greek Orthodox Seminary to visitors rather than to students. The move comes after years of unsuccessful attempts by the patriarchate to...

Halki Seminary in Heybaliada, Istanbul, will open its doors to host a special screening of the film “The Savior” by Palestinian director, Robert Savo. In light of the recent Easter celebrations, this special screening will take place in the...

A non-governmental organization based in Belgium is seeking for a Greek volunteer to help in planning the communication strategy, organize demonstrations and coordinate their teams in the case of the Greek gold mines in the northern Halkidiki peninsula, Greece. The...

Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan requested from Greece reciprocity regarding the reopening of the Halki seminary. Talking to the Turkish TV network “A haber,” Erdoğan, moving in the same wavelength as the Foreign Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoğlu...

Turkey is seriously considering reopening The Greek Orthodox Halki Seminary in Istanbul. The EU Minister Egemen Bağış thinks this could also mean that Greece would build a mosque in Athens, as promised. The Theological School of Halki was founded in 1844...

In a brief but very important announcement, the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Agia Triada of Halki, expresses its deep sorrow over the fact that Erdogan’s promises to reopen the Theological School of Halki,...

A concert for peace and friendship under the title A Cultural Trip from Greece to Turkey was given on Sept. 22 at the Halki Greek Orthodox Seminary. Greek and Turkish musicians and singers participated in the concert, such as Eleni...

A special concert will take place on September 22 at the Theological School of Halki, in the presence of two Patriarchs. The concert has the general title: A cultural journey from Greece to Turkey. The main singers of the concert...

The Turkish government appears to attach conditions for the reopening of the Halki seminary, (formally the Theological School of Halki). Vice-Prime Minister of Turkey Bülent Arınç stated that for the reopening of the School, “A number of conditions have to...