Tag: Turkey

Detroit Begins Fundraising for Syrian-Armenian Relief

OCP- November 16, 2012

By Georgi-Ann Oshagan - 16/11/2012 Greater Detroit’s Armenian community kicked off its ongoing fundraising program on Oct. 26 to support Syrian-Armenian relief efforts, as ongoing ... Read More

Turkish public unaware of truth of Imbros: Patriarch

OCP- November 15, 2012

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

Sooner or later, Turkey will have to accept the truth – Armenian President

OCP- November 15, 2012

15/11/2012 In the City Hall of Lyon, Mayor Gerard Collomb hosted a reception in honor of the President of Armenia which was also attended by ... Read More

Legal Issues Cast Doubt on Return of Christians to Turkey’s Southeast

OCP- October 29, 2012

Syriac Christian monks attend a service in Mor Gabriel monastery in southeastern Turkey. Dorian Jones 26/10/2012 MOR GABRIEL, TURKEY — Turkey is home to Syriac ... Read More

Restoration of Armenian church in Turkey’s Malatya to commence

OCP- October 23, 2012

23/10/2012 Restoration of the Saint Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Church of Vank village, which is located seven kilometers from Turkey’s Malatya city, is getting underway. ... Read More

USA assists in restoration of Armenian churches in Turkey

OCP- October 6, 2012

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 2, ARMENPRESS: The Embassy of the United States of America to Turkey provides financial assistance to the restoration works of the Armenian churches ... Read More

Syriacs form group in Swiss to make their voices heard

OCP- October 3, 2012

Vercihan Ziflioğlu vercihan.ziflioglu@hurriyet.com.tr 03/10/2012   Twelve Syriac-origin lawmakers in the Swiss Parliament have come together to establish a group that aims to make the voice ... Read More

Archons offer twitter updates during Religious Freedom Mission to Berlin, Ecumenical Patriarchate and Ankara

OCP- September 13, 2012

Berlin, Germany 9/10/2012 Click here to access Twitter: With the blessings of His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America, Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, an Archon ... Read More

Piano melodies to echo at historic Armenian church

OCP- September 7, 2012

Vercihan Ziflioğlu vercihan.ziflioglu@hurriyet.com.tr ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News 7/9/2012 Some 97 years after being closed, the historical Surp (Holy) Giragos Armenian Church in the southeastern ... Read More

Turkish state backs destruction of Armenian church

OCP- September 1, 2012

1/9/2012 YEREVAN. – Vardzk magazine’s each issue includes topics which were never before covered, stated Samvel Karapetyan, chairman of the foundation studying Armenian architecture, during ... Read More

Four churches being restored in Ani

OCP- September 1, 2012

Alisa Gevorgyan “Radiolur” 1/9/2012 Turkey is implementing reconstruction works in the historic Armenian city of Ani. ICOMOS Armenia company has tried to use the international ... Read More

Bell-tower of Armenian church in Turkey back after 97 years

OCP- August 27, 2012

27/8/2012 PanARMENIAN.Net - The bell-tower of Surp Giragos Armenian Church in Diyarbakır, Turkey, is set to return to use after a 97-year interval, with a ... Read More

Service Held At Turkey’s Historic Sümela Monastery

OCP- August 16, 2012

16/8/2012 (RTTNews) - Hundreds of Greek Orthodox Christians gathered for the annual religious service at the Sümela Monastery in Turkey's Black Sea coastal province of ... Read More

Liturgy in Surb Khach church on Akhtamar Island scheduled for September

OCP- August 2, 2012

2/8/2012 This year’s liturgy in Armenian Surb Khach church on Akhtamar Island will take place on September 9. Vice Governor of Van province held a ... Read More

International Religious Freedom Report of 2011 (Turkey)

OCP- August 2, 2012

Anadolu Agency 1/8/2012 U.S. Department of State made public its 2011 International Religious Freedoms report. In the section on Turkey, the report drew attention to ... Read More

Armenian Church in Erzrum has turned into stable

OCP- July 30, 2012

28/7/2012 YEREVAN, JULY 28, ARMENPRESS: They do not stop in Turkey to eliminate Armenian historical-cultural monuments in Turkey one after another. Armenpress reports calling Turkish ... Read More

The Assyrian Genocide By Ottoman Turkey

OCP- July 30, 2012

By Hermiz Shahen Family World News Assyrian International News Agency Assyrians are the indigenous people of Iraq, Turkey, Iran, Syria and Lebanon. , who have ... Read More

Armenian cemetery in Turkey is destroyed

OCP- July 26, 2012

25/7/2012 Another vandalism occurred against the Armenian graves in Turkey. An Armenian cemetery was destroyed to build a new road in the Eruh region of ... Read More

Turkey’s Human Rights Hypocrisy

OCP- July 21, 2012

By TANER AKCAM 20/7/2012 A NEW political order is emerging in the Middle East, and Turkey aspires to be its leader by taking a stand ... Read More

Oldest Christian Monastery at Risk

OCP- July 13, 2012

A. Papapostolou Source: ANSA 12/7/2012 The Mongolians failed to destroy it 700 years ago despite the massacre of 40 friars and 400 Christians. Yet the ... Read More

World Press on Orthodox Christians’ rights in Turkey (July 12, 2012)

OCP- July 13, 2012

12/7/2012 Today Hurriyet published an article by Mustafa Akyol headlined 'Why do they hate the Ecumenical Patriarchate?' devoted to the problem of Orthodox Christians' rights ... Read More