Tag: turkey

ERDOGAN CALLS CHRISTIAN BYZANTIUM “A DARK CHAPTER” IN HISTORY

obl- May 31, 2013

31/5/13 The prime minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called the time of Christian emperors in Byzantium “a dark chapter” in history. In Erdogan’s ... Read More

May 19, Pontian Greek Genocide Remembrance Day

obl- May 19, 2013

Stella Tsolakidou  - 19/5/13 In 1994, May 19 was selected by the Greek parliament as the day to commemorate the Pontian Greek Genocide by the ... Read More

Religious Freedom Today-Emperor Constantine’s Edict of Milan: 1700 years later

obl- May 16, 2013

Istanbul, Turkey 5/16/2013 Istanbul, Turkey, 17-18 May 2013 1700 years have passed since 313 when, through the Milan Edict of Toleration, Emperor Constantine granted freedom ... Read More

Religious Freedom Today-Emperor Constantine’s Edict of Milan: 1700 years later

obl- May 16, 2013

Istanbul, Turkey 5/16/2013 Istanbul, Turkey, 17-18 May 2013 1700 years have passed since 313 when, through the Milan Edict of Toleration, Emperor Constantine granted freedom ... Read More

Turkey Increases Security for Orthodox Patriarch

obl- May 10, 2013

ANKARA – 10/5/13 An official says Turkish authorities have tightened security for the Istanbul-based Orthodox Patriarchate following allegations of a plot to attack the spiritual ... Read More

Another Armenian church destroyed in Turkey

obl- May 3, 2013

3/5/13 PanARMENIAN.Net – Saint Hovhannes Armenian church has been demolished in Turkey, with an Islamic school and a student hostel to be built on the ... Read More

Another Armenian church destroyed in Turkey

obl- May 3, 2013

3/5/13 PanARMENIAN.Net – Saint Hovhannes Armenian church has been demolished in Turkey, with an Islamic school and a student hostel to be built on the ... Read More