Turkey

Istanbul is home to over 200 active churches according to a 2000 census, and this holiday season they are celebrating Christmas with the traditional carols, midnight mass and services through the holiday weekend. Let's take a look at some...

One of the greatest manifestations of hope for Christians in the Middle East and indeed around the world is the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.

A book about the 150 Greek newspapers that have been published through the ages in Istanbul is to be presented at the Consulate of Greece in the Turkish city. Researcher Stratis Tarinas wrote the book "The Nature of Constantinople", in...

Three Greek five-year-olds on the Aegean island of Imvros, or Gökçeada in Turkish, are going to get the chance to go to a Greek kindergarten, the Turkish Education Ministry has announced. “It is a positive development instigated by the community...

Turkey has declared a day of mourning on Sunday after twin explosions killed at least 38 people and injured another 166 on Saturday, reports said. Two of those killed in the dual explosions outside Besiktas stadium in Istanbul are reported...

According to Reuters, on Thursday members of the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of an immediate temporary halt to EU-membership talks with Turkey, urging the European Commission and national governments to freeze the ongoing negotiations until further notice. The...

The Panagia Soumela Monastery will remain closed until August 2018 due to restoration works ongoing since 2015. The annual liturgy of the Greek Orthodox Church on August 15 -- the Day of the Assumption of Virgin Mary -- conducted by...

For generations a group of ethnic Greeks called Pontic Greeks lived along the shores of what is now known as the Black Sea. However, from 1914-1923 their prosperity and peaceful way of life came to a tragic end when...

While speaking to Al Jazeera, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Europe wouldn't know what to do if the 3 million refugees currently hosted by Turkey started pouring into the EU. He made these statements along with comments...

The iconic Pandeli restaurant, named after its Greek founder Pandelis Cobanoglu, was founded in Istanbul in 1901. The restaurant near Sultanahmet was a favorite haunt of many celebrities and politicians, however, changing times that have seen a drop in...