Istanbul
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Hippodrome in modern-day Istanbul
in Culture/ArtImagine if the Roman Hippodrome of Constantinople was still in modern-day Istanbul? The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was the sporting and social […]
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Timeline for Istanbul
in Culture/ArtThe occupants of Istanbul were the Greeks, prior to the Turks. However Istanbul had different inhabitants prior to the Greeks as well. A timeline for […]
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Why is Ankara the capital of Turkey, rather than Istanbul?
in Culture/ArtAs the 1st World War ended and the Ottoman Empire signed the Mondros Ceasefire Agreement which has heavy conditions. At that time Mustafa Kemal ,who […]
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Istanbul deaths suggest a wider outbreak than Turkey admits/the true death toll may be much higher.
in TurkeyTurkey has surpassed China in its number of confirmed coronavirus cases, as the tally rose to more than 90,000 by Monday, with deaths reaching at […]
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Ukraine’s struggle for “independent” church: is the deal really worth it?
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church continues a struggle for becoming fully self-governing, or autocephalous, and is seeking the support of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. Yet, […]