Category: Turkey

“We have been deeply saddened by the fact that our religious activities have been targeted by some politicians in recent days” : Ecumenical Patriarch on Issues Related to Sumela Monastery

OCP- August 15, 2023

https://ec-patr.org/ OCP News Service – 15/08/2023 Turkey: On the eve (August 14, 2023) of the celebrations at Sumela Monastery, Ecumenical Patriarch published a statement regarding ... Read More

Archimandrite Theophanis Koja Consecrated as Bishop of Philomelion for Albanian Community Under Ecumenical Patriarchate in US

OCP- July 26, 2023

OCP News Service – 26/07/2023 Turkey: With the blessings of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America led the consecration of His ... Read More

Turkish Government Initially Denies, then Grants Permission for Divine Liturgy Celebration at Sumela Monastery on August 15

OCP- July 26, 2023

Sumela Monastery - File - https://orthodoxtimes.com/ OCP News Service – 26/07/2023 Turkey: Turkish Government first Denied and then granted permission for celebrating the Divine Liturgy ... Read More

“The Ecumenical Patriarchate as the Mother Church of All Orthodox in Ukraine is Always on Their Side”: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople

OCP- July 9, 2023

https://ec-patr.org/ OCP News Service – 09/07/2023 Constantinople-Turkey: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople received President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Phanar, Constantinople on July 08, ... Read More

Ecumenical Patriarch & Patriarch Kirill Congratulated Erdogan on His Re-election as the President of the Republic of Turkey

OCP- May 31, 2023

OCP News Service - 31/05/2023 Istanbul-Turkey: His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople and His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia congratulated ... Read More

Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II Expressed Solidarity with Turkey

OCP- February 21, 2023

https://www.facebook.com/MorIgnatiusAphremII https://www.facebook.com/MorIgnatiusAphremII OCP News Service – 20/02/2023 Antakya – Turkey: H H Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II of Antioch, the Primate of the Syrian Orthodox Church ... Read More