Turkey

Demetrios Archbishop of America made an extensive reference to the strong relations binding the Greek Diaspora of the USA to the Ecumenical Patriarch during a mass officiated by the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in the historic Cathedral of John the...

A special Hellenic meeting took place on the island Antigone of Prinkiponisa (Princess Islands) in Turkey, which was always known for its cosmopolitan atmosphere and the countless beauties. The 2012 reunion was reminiscent of the island’s character centuries ago,...

Banned from buying land and properties along the Turkish coast, Greeks are hurrying to purchase inside the country as far as the central region. Since the May 18 implementation of a new real estate law, Germans have been scooping...

With international lenders pushing Greece to speed privatizations, there's interest from one country at least: Turkey. Investors from Greece's neighbor are looking to gobble up marinas and ports at bargain prices with Greece frantic to sell off entities and...

Archbishop Ieronymos will accompany Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to his birthplace on Imvros island in Turkey, on August 21  to attend the feast day at the Agioi Theodori village and mark the Orthodox service in honor of the Virgin Mary....

Reopening Istanbul’s closed Halki Greek Orthodox Seminary is not being considered by the Turkish government right now, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ said on Aug. 18 on a visit to the Western Thrace region of Greece, seeming to put...

Hundreds of Greek Orthodox Christians gathered for the annual religious service at the Sumela Monastery in Turkey's Black Sea coastal province of Trabzon on Wednesday morning, marking the third religious ceremony to be held at the monastery in the...

Turkey expects a lot of foreign interest in its estate market, but is imposing restrictions on investments from neighboring countries, including Greece. According to recently announced reciprocity regulation, Greek citizens are prohibited from buying estate on the coastal provinces...

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated, occasioned by the 2012 Olympic Games taking place in London, that the Olympic flame and by extension, the Olympic torch relay, has a Turkish origin. According to star.gr, during a meeting they had...

A Greek-Turkish marriage is about to take place in Greece on September 1st, according to Turkish newspaper Sabah.  The newspaper hosts an article entitled "Marriage of Polat family member according to German style" and presents the marriage of Turkish Eda Polat...