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SPECIAL REPORT: The Greeks of Turkey; Is it too late?
Posted on May 17, 2012 | 1 CommentBy Tania Karas *This story appeared in the Spring 2012 print edition of Greek America Magazine and has been provided exclusively for digital publication in the Pappas Post. Greek America... -
Music for the One God
Posted on April 28, 2012 | No CommentsThe Multinational Project ”Music for the One God”Harmonious Triad of Religions Under the direction of the Turkish composer and oud player Mehmet Yeşilçay, the multinational project “Music for the One... -
Six Historic Graveyards Returned to İstanbul’s Jewish, Greek and Armenian communities
Posted on April 14, 2012 | No CommentsSix historic graveyards were returned to İstanbul’s Jewish, Greek and Armenian communities on Thursday, following a decision by a government board that regulates the practices of the country’s non-Muslim communities.... -
US report criticizes Turkey on religious rights
Posted on March 20, 2012 | 2 CommentsBy DESMOND BUTLER, Associated Press – 18 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) — An annual U.S. government report is adding U.S. ally Turkey as well as Tajikistan to a list of... -
Istanbul mayor: Reconstruction of Bulgarian St. Stephen Church kicked off
Posted on March 11, 2012 | No CommentsIstanbul mayor: Reconstruction of Bulgarian St. Stephen Church kicked off FOCUS News Agency Sofia. “Work on the reconstruction of the Bulgarian St. Stephen Church in Istanbul has started,” said Mayor... -
‘Jesus predicted coming of Prophet Mohammed’ in Bible found in Turkey
Posted on February 27, 2012 | 1 CommentThe text, reportedly worth $22 million, is said to contain Jesus’ prediction of the Prophet’s coming but was suppressed by the Christian Church for years. (Al Arabiya) By AL ARABIYA... -
Turkey’s 1500-Year-Old, $28M Bible Linked to Gospel of Barnabas?
Posted on February 24, 2012 | No CommentsBy Clara Morris , Christian Post Contributor February 23, 2012|3:05 pm The Vatican has made an official request to gain access to a 1500-year-old Bible worth $28 million currently held... -
Vatican Requests 1,500-Year-Old Bible Held In Turkey
Posted on February 24, 2012 | 6 CommentsThe Vatican has allegedly issued an official request to examine a 1,500-year-old Bible that has been held in Turkey for the past 12 years, the Hurriyet Daily News reports. The... -
Turkey Urged To Allow Greater Religious Freedom
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No CommentsAnkara, Turkey – The spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians said Monday that Turkey’s new constitution should grant equal rights to minorities in the country and safeguard religious freedoms.... -
Turkish Christians Subject to Discrimination, Attacks, Report Says
Posted on February 16, 2012 | No CommentsBy Compass Direct News February 15, 2012|9:09 am ISTANBUL, Turkey – Despite some promising developments, Christians in Turkey continue to suffer attacks from private citizens, discrimination by lower-level government officials... -
Turkish Islamists Turn Church Into Mosque
Posted on February 10, 2012 | No CommentsJonathan S. Tobin | @tobincommentary 02.09.2012 – 2:18 PM A story in today’s International Herald Tribune (read here on the New York Times website) provides an interesting insight into exactly... -
The Church That Politics Turned Into a Mosque – NYTimes.com
Posted on February 9, 2012 | No CommentsThe Church That Politics Turned Into a Mosque By SUSANNE GUSTEN ISTANBUL — As worshipers knelt to face the Qiblah for noon prayers in the Hagia Sophia of Iznik last... -
Syriacs returning to Turkey after 1980s migration to Europe
Posted on January 10, 2012 | No CommentsSyriac families who fled to Europe starting in the 1980s due to instability caused by terrorist activities in Turkey’s East and Southeast have recently started returning to their homeland due... -
Turkey Renovates Armenian Church
Posted on January 9, 2012 | 1 CommentAn opening ceremony was held on December 28 at the recently renovated Vordvots Vorotman Armenian Church in Istanbul, Turkey. The ceremony was conducted by Deputy Armenian Patriarch of Turkey, Archbishop... -
Al Qaeda planned to bomb churches in Turkey’s capital
Posted on January 8, 2012 | 1 CommentCompass Direct News reports that 11 Al Qaeda militants planned to destroy all churches in Turkey’s second largest city. An article in the daily Taraf newspaper says a home-grown terrorist... -
Video: Orthodox Christians in Turkey dive into the Bosphorus
Posted on January 7, 2012 | 1 CommentJan. 6 – Greek Orthodox Christians brave the cold waters of the Bosphorus to compete for a wooden crucifix in a traditional Epiphany ceremony. Rough Cut (no reporter narration) Share -
Armenians in Turkey: an unextinguished light
Posted on January 2, 2012 | No CommentsArmenians in Turkey: an unextinguished light Mark Weston January 1, 2012 | More on Conflict and security, Middle East and North Africa | No comments To find out how world... -
Istanbul Armenian Church Seeks Return of Tuzla Orphanage
Posted on December 31, 2011 | No CommentsAccording to a news report in today’s Hurriyet, Pastor Krikor Ağabaloğlu of the Gedikpaşa Armenian Protestant Church has filed a formal application with Turkey’s Foundations General Directorate for the return... -
In Turkey’s Last Armenian Village, a Place to Get Away From it All
Posted on December 29, 2011 | 2 CommentsFor the Geo Quiz we are looking for a province in southern Turkey about the size of Delaware. The province used to be part of Syria once, but was ceded... -
Video: Music marks 550 years of Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar
Posted on December 28, 2011 | No CommentsIt has been dubbed the world’s oldest shopping mall. And to mark 550 years of the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, a top Turkish musician has been doing what he does...
