Istanbul

A Greek-Russian initiative concerning the tourism sector and cruises for Russian tourists from the port of Sochi to Thessaloniki, with a stop in Istanbul, is currently in the works. The development of the bilateral economic Greek-Russia venture is a...

Russian MP Sergei Gavrilov suggested that Turkey should return Hagia Sophia to the Greek Orthodox Church as a gesture of good will, in light of the refugee issue and the Turkey-Russia diplomatic episode. “The Russian side considers it possible to...

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has reportedly invited his Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras to watch together the friendly football game between the national teams of Greece and Turkey. The Greek prime minister's official visit is scheduled for November 17-18 when...

The five main Christian Churches of Istanbul came together for the first time in 1,700 years on account of the release of the book "Basic Principles of Christianity" written by a council of the aforementioned churches. Specifically, the leaders of...

The Greek Consulate in Istanbul has organized a series of lectures entitled “Remembering the Ottoman Past in the Eastern Mediterranean,” in collaboration with the National Hellenic Research Institute (Ottoman Studies Programme) and the Orient-Institut in Istanbul. The first lecture...

Istos Publishing House has published a book in Turkish entitled "Dimitrios Kalumenos'un Objektifinden 6/7 Eylül 1955" (Sept. 6-7, 1955, from the Lens of Dimitrios Kalumenos), which contains a rich collection of photographs provided by former patriarch photographer Dimitrios Kalumenos. The...

A memorial Divine Liturgy was held at the Yeniköy Panayia Greek Orthodox Church in İstanbul on Sunday for the first time in Turkey to commemorate the lives lost during the pogroms targeting İstanbul's Greek Orthodox Turks in 1955. Greek Orthodox...

A total of 140 Greek Orthodox bishops and archbishops from across the globe will gather in Istanbul, Turkey, for a five-day event organized at the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate. The event will take place between August 29 and September 2. The heads of...

The Greek Orthodox community of Istanbul wishes to remove the graves of three Turkish Orthodox Church patriarchs (the founder and his successors) out of the city's historic Greek Orthodox cemetery. The graves belong to Efthim and his successors Turgut Erenerol and...

Famous Greek singer and political activist Maria Farantouri will perform to Istanbul fans at Harbiye Open-Air Theater on August 2 to celebrate composer Mikis Theodorakis' 90th birthday. Theodorakis is known as Greece’s top living composer, famous for the 1964 classic "Zorba the Greek"...