Tag: Turkey
Catholicos of All Armenians Received Participants of International Media Forum “At the Base of Mount Ararat”
On March 19, in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians; received the participants of ... Read More
Historic Orthodox Church in south Turkey to be renovated after 142 years
BGNNews.com - March 2015 Approximately ten miles from the Alanya city center, near the resort town of Antalya and within the limits of the village of ... Read More
Memorial Service for the victims of Sumgayit victims in Antelias
1 March 2015. On Sunday, following the Holy Liturgy at the St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias, His Holiness Aram I presided over the ... Read More
Turkish Minority Stages Mass Rally in Istanbul
http://www.albawaba.com - 9/2/15 Thousands of members of a religious minority in Turkey gathered in the center of Istanbul Sunday, demanding human rights and the preservation of ... Read More
Historic Orthodox church for sale in central Turkey
21/1/15 The owner hopes that someone will renovate the historic building. A historic 18th century Orthodox Church in Kayseri — ancient Caesarea — was put ... Read More
The Catholicosate of Cilicia Will Always Be at the Forefront of Demanding the Restoration of Our People’s Rights and Restitution of Their Properties – His Holiness Aram I
1 January 2014. At the end of the Holy Liturgy, celebrating the New Year at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, the clergy and laity went ... Read More
Turkey Permits First New Church in 90 Years
Prime Minister Davutolu hosts the religious leaders of the country (AA photo). January 2015 (AFP) -- Turkey's Islamic-rooted government has authorized the building of the ... Read More
Orthodox Nun pleads for Christians raped, sold, killed by ISIS
wnd.com - December 2014 It is the season of “peace on Earth,” but Sister Hatune Dogan has a chill in her spirit that could only be ... Read More
The Papers of the Conference On “The Armenian Genocide from Recognition to Reparation” Appear in a Special Issue of Volume 14 of the International Criminal Law Review
December 2014 The Communication and Information Office of the Catholicosate of Cilicia announces that the papers delivered at the momentous conference, held from the 23rd ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill meets with President of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Turkey
On 11 December 2014, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with Prof. Dr. Mehmet Görmez, head of the Presidency of Religious ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill Slams Arab Spring & IS
Moscow, December 12, Interfax - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia thinks that extremist paramilitary groups such as the Islamic State make Muslims themselves ... Read More
Assyrian Monastery Saved From Kurdish Vandal
The ancient Assyrian Deir Haddadke Monastery in Midyat, Turkey. The illegal wall built by a Kurd. 1/11/2014 Turabdin, Turkey (AINA) - An ancient Assyrian monastery ... Read More
Syrian Assyrians Take Shelter in Istanbul Church
The three musician brothers with Hurriyet correspondent Ali Daglar Hasina Georgis. By Ali Daglar http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com - October 2014 A group of Syrian Christian refugees has taken ... Read More
DECR VICE-CHAIRMAN MEETS WITH DELEGATION OF TURKEY’S PRESIDENCY OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS
On 1 October 2014, Archimandrite Philaret, vice-chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with a delegation of the Presidency of ... Read More
Turkey: TV Producers Burn Greek Orthodox Church
Nikoleta Kalmouki - Greek Reporter- October 2014 Cappadocia, Turkey, has always been a favorite filming backdrop for Turkish television producers. There are many old mansions in ... Read More
Documentary on Assyrian Genocide to Premiere for Centennial Commemoration
http://www.zindamagazine.com 25/9/14 Stockholm (AINA) -- Assyrians are preparing for the 2015 centennial commemoration of the genocide committed against them in World War One by Ottoman ... Read More
Patriarch Ilia II asking Turkish authorities to resume services at Georgian churches
Pekrasheni September 2014 On Friday, September 12, Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of All Georgia received at the Patriarchate in Tbilisi the head of the Presidency for ... Read More
Assyrian School Welcomes Students in Istanbul : Marking a New Beginning
September 2014 ISTANBUL (AA) -- Thousands of Istanbul children return to school next but for one very special group the new term promises something special. ... Read More
From the Mountains of the Servants of God
A chapel at the Monastery of Deyruzafaran (photo: Nathaniel Daudrich). Belfries in the Monastery of Mor Gabriel (photo: Nathaniel Daudrich). By Andrea Zarza Canova ... Read More
Ecumenical Patriarch’s Fifth Visit to Sumela Monastery
Ioanna Zikakou - 16/8/14 Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited Sumela Monastery in Turkey for the fifth consecutive year and officiated the Divine Liturgy held in the historic ... Read More
Reconciliation Process Will Help Turkish Assyrians Return Home
http://www.dailysabah.com - 17/7/14 Sirnak, Turkey -- Assyrian families, who fled from the southeast of the country and went to several European countries during the 1990s due ... Read More