Disturbing images have surfaced from Turkey, showing a historical Greek church that has been neglected…
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Playboy Model poses naked at Hagia Sophia
Playboy model Marisa Papen has sparked fury by posing naked in front of Hagia Sophia…
USA backs Ecumenical Patriarch over Russia dispute
The US State Department has backed Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew over his dispute with the Russian…
Traditional Greek and Politiki Kouzina opening in Sydney
A restaurant devoted to traditional Greek and Polítiki cuisine, featuring delicious flavours from Constantinople is…
Turkish court rejects Hagia Sophia being turned into Muslim prayer house
Turkey’s Constitutional Court rejected a plea to turn historic Hagia Sophia into a Muslim prayer…
Turkish court to decide if Hagia Sophia will be turned into Muslim prayer house
The Constitutional Court of Turkey is set to decide whether Hagia Sophia will be turned…
September 6, 1955, The Constantinople riots begin
The Constantinople pogrom, also known as the Constantinople riots, Septemvriana and September events, was an…
August 30, Feast Day of Agios Alexandros
Patriarch of Constantinople and known for his virtue, Agios Alexandros’ memory is celebrated on August…
On this day in 548 AD, Byzantine Empress Theodora passes away
Empress Theodora is referred to as the most powerful woman in Byzantine history. She was…