The Surp Krikor Lusavoriç church stands on the coastal road in the Istanbul neighborhood of Kuzguncuk. Below it lies the waters of the Bosphorus, to the northeast stands the intercontinental ...
Most people are aware of the song “Istanbul was Constantinople” and perhaps no better than the Greeks of Istanbul themselves.
Greek Minister for Education, Religious Affairs and Sports Sofia Zacharaki has announced a key government initiative to ...
Speaking at the Phanar in Istanbul, the Ecumenical Patriarch says the Church rejects proselytism but is witnessing a rise in ...
Isaac Handley-Miner, a junior at Hamilton College, is spending a semester abroad in Turkey. His blog, “Isaac in Turkey,” is another new addition to The Saratogian’s community travel blogs and will ...
Imagine the walls that have soaked up 1600 years of history in one of Constantinople’s most important Byzantine monasteries, ...
On this land, where for centuries different peoples lived side by side, the tradition of peaceful coexistence suffered a ...
It’s true that the New Testament in the Bible began with Christ and his apostles on the day of Pentecost A.D. 33 and the Bible was in Greek. Important historical facts: Istanbul was originally known ...