Recipes originating from Constantinople, often with roots from the East Roman (Byzantine) but with later…
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Irene Papas chanted the Byzantine hymn “Ti Hypermacho Stratigo” inside Hagia Sophia in Istanbul during…
The Constantinople pogrom, also known as the Constantinople riots, Septemvriana and September events, was an…
On August 31, 1922, Kemal’s army wanted to destroy everything Greek that existed in the…
Patriarch of Constantinople and known for his virtue, Agios Alexandros’ memory is celebrated on August…
Empress Theodora is referred to as the most powerful woman in Byzantine history. Empress Theodora…
In Turkey, they are still busy and dedicating space and time in the media for…
Tesla founder and billionaire Elon Musk has baffled and intrigued many online Turkish media outlets…
On Thursday, June 9, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew received His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of…
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America announced on Tuesday the fourth and last Centennial Pilgrimage…
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was proclaimed an honorary citizen of the municipality of Thermaikos in Thessaloniki…
Yesterday’s 569th anniversary of the Fall of Constantinople was used by Turkish President Recep Tayyip…
Laskarina Bouboulina (1771-1825) was a Greek revolutionary and naval commander. An Arvanite Greek born in…
Rebetiko is a kind of Greek folk music that started in Asia Minor, more specifically,…
On May 14, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of Martyrdom Therapon, who was a…
On May 11, 330, Constantine I dedicated Byzantium (Constantinople; now Istanbul) as the new capital…
Laskarina Bouboulina (1771-1825) was a Greek revolutionary and naval commander. An Arvanite Greek-born in a…
The Akathist Hymn is a profound, devotional poem or chant, which sings the praises of…
The monastery of Agia Eirini Chrysovalantou is located in Lykovrisi, Attica. Set in peaceful surroundings,…
Born Georgios Angelopoulos from the village of Dimitsana in Arcadia the Peloponnese. He was a…