Tag: ISTANBUL
Syriac leader refuses to move patriarchate to Turkey
Vercihan Ziflioğlu vercihan.ziflioglu@hurriyet.com.tr ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News 22/3/2012 The head of the Syriac Union Party in Syria stated his opposition to the relocation of ... Read More
Ancient Byzantine wall damaged to make hotel
Ömer Erbil - ISTANBUL / Radikal 22th February, 2012- File News The walls of an ancient palace from the Byzantine era in Sultanahmet have been ... Read More
Armenian Deputy Patriarch of Constantinople complains about discrimination against Armenians in Turkey
5/3/2012 ISTANBUL. – Archbishop Aram Ateshyan, the Armenian Deputy Patriarch of Constantinople, and the spiritual leaders of Turkey’s Assyrian Catholic and Orthodox communities also attended ... Read More
Gov’t gives green light to opening of seminary
ISTANBUL/ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News 27/2/2012 Deputy Prime Minster says there is no law in Turkey to ban the opening of a seminary to raise ... Read More
Disagreements in foundation of Istanbul’s Armenian Church Continue
7/11/2011 ISTANBUL. – Disagreements in the foundation of the greatest Armenian Church of Istanbul continue and have reached the court. One of the members of ... Read More
Syriac Christians to get first church in Istanbul
Vercihan Ziflioğlu ISTANBUL- Hürriyet Daily News 5/10/2011 Turkey’s Syriac Christian community has secured approval from officials for the construction of its first church. The church, ... Read More
Greek minority schools await approval of books
Vercihan Ziflioğlu ISTANBUL- Hürriyet Daily News 3/10/2011 Students in Turkey’s Greek minority schools use photocopies instead of regular books since the books sent from Greece ... Read More
Istanbul district mayor again award recipient of Armenian Patriarchate
29/9/2011 ISTANBUL. – The “Tablecloth of Honor” event, which is traditionally held by Istanbul Armenians, this year was organized by Mustafa Sarigul, the mayor of ... Read More
Orthodox leaders convene in Istanbul
Vercihan Ziflioğlu ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News 1/9/2011 The religious leaders of the Orthodox Christian world met Thursday at the Fener Greek Patriarchate to participate ... Read More
Beyoğlu municipality’s iftar unites clergy of all Religions
ISTANBUL – Anatolia News Agency 3/8/2011 While The Galata Mevlevihanesi Museum waits for the opening to the public,it hosted Beyoğlu Municipality’s traditional fast-breaking dinner. Herve ... Read More
Bishop killed in Turkey
ISTANBUL (Turkey) - A CATHOLIC bishop was stabbed to death in his home in the Turkish province of Hatay, the state-run Anatolian news agency said. ... Read More