Tag: daily news
Turkish President Gül includes minority leader on Sweden trip
Sevil Küçükkoşum sevil.kucukkosum@hdn.com.tr ANKARA – Hürriyet Daily News 9/3/13 In the first ever state visit by a Turkish head of state, President Abdullah Gül will ... Read More
Holy springs, healing springs: Istanbul’s ayazma
Istanbul has quite a few holy springs, referred to as ayazma from the Greek, meaning holy water. Read More
Orthodox leaders to meet in Istanbul
‘Russia’s presence in such a meeting is a clear sign of the value given to the Fener Greek Patriarchate,’ Metropolitan of Bursa Lambriniadis says. Read More
Turkish public unaware of truth of Imbros: Patriarch
Erdem Güneş erdem.gunes@hdn.com.tr ISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News – 15/11/2012 The Turkish public must acknowledge the injustices Greeks on Imbros island (Gökçeada) suffered in the ... Read More
Armenian Church decides to end blessing mixed marriages
ISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News Vercihan Ziflioğlu vercihan.ziflioglu@hurriyet.com.tr 12/10/2012 Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople Armenian Patriarchate restarts regulations which nix the blessing and the church wedding ... Read More
Church asks Christians in fear to stay in Syria
ISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News 30/8/2012 Vercihan Ziflioğlu vercihan.ziflioglu@hurriyet.com.tr Syriac clerics call on Christians in Middle East, especially those in Syria, to avoid leaving their ... Read More