Constantinople

Document in runic script discovered hidden in Hagia Sophia

A 30 cm stone that had come off a wall inside the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul revealed documents written in…

3 years ago

Greek President welcomes Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Presidential Mansion

The President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou welcomed Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Presidential Mansion on Tuesday and congratulated…

3 years ago

Feast Day of the Protection of the Theotokos, Agia Skepi

On October 28, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of the Protection of the Theotokos, the Mother of…

3 years ago

Archbishop Elpidophoros is ecumenical and speaks the language of Orthodoxy

With tears in my eyes, I read the public apology of Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, a Greek Orthodox Christian citizen…

3 years ago

Imamoglu: Greek-Turkish friendship is the only solution

The mayors of Athens and Istanbul, Kostas Bakoyannis and Ekrem Imamoglu, said after their meeting at the Athens City Hall…

3 years ago

The target of Turkey’s ground forces is Thessaloniki: CNN TURK (VIDEO)

Retired Turkish General, analyst, Erdoğan Karakuş declared that "the target of Turkey's ground armed forces is Thessaloniki," during a political…

3 years ago

GREEK AUSTRALIANS IN THEIR OWN IMAGE: Professor Manuel James Aroney

Greek City Times is proud to present a weekly historical snapshot from the archives of the ‘In Their Own Image:…

3 years ago

Turkey: Hagia Sophia “Mosque” in Nicaea/Iznik

Turkey: Hagia Sophia “Mosque” in Nicaea/Iznik By Uzay Bulut Much of the international community has been shocked by the news…

3 years ago

September 6-7, 1955: Turkey’s Kristallnacht

September 6-7, 1955: Turkey’s Kristallnacht September 6-7, 1955: Turkey’s Kristallnacht By Uzay Bulut  September 6, 1955, started just like any other…

3 years ago

On this day in 1955, the Constantinople riots begin

On this day in 1955, the Constantinople riots begin The Constantinople pogrom, also known as the Constantinople riots, Septemvriana and…

3 years ago

Smyrna is burning: Remembering the unforgettable homelands of the Greeks

On August 31, 1922, Kemal’s army wanted to destroy everything Greek that existed in the capital of Ionia. Smyrna is…

3 years ago

Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage: Symbol of Greek persecution in Turkey

Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage: Symbol of Greek persecution in Turkey A restoration of Constantinople’s Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage would cost…

3 years ago

THE PARTHENON REPORT: Mohammed’s Cat

That we've broken their statues, that we've driven them out of their temples, doesn't mean at all that the gods…

4 years ago

Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage: Symbol of Greek persecution in Turkey

  A restoration of Constantinople’s Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage would cost at least 40 million euros and would take four…

4 years ago

THE PARTHENON REPORT: The Crime and The Criminal (2)

That we've broken their statues, that we've driven them out of their temples, doesn't mean at all that the gods…

4 years ago

The St Nicholas Shrine NYC to be ready for Sept 11th 2021

A CHURCH that was destroyed in the attack of the World Trade Center in New York on 11 September 2001 is to…

4 years ago

Commemoration of the Fall of Constantinople in the Lebanese capital, Beirut

On the morning of May 30 in St. Catherine’s Orthodox Church in Beirut, the Romaïan Cultural Society commemorated with sorrow…

4 years ago

On this day in 1821, Papanikolis broke the Ottoman’s morale at Lesvos

The naval battle of Eressos is considered the first frontal naval battle by the Greek navy during the Greek Revolution…

4 years ago

Hercules Millas: Constantinople Greek winner of the Turkish Literature Prize

An indigenous Greek from Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις, Turkish: İstanbul), Hercules Millas, won the Orhan Kemal Literature Prize in Turkey. According to…

4 years ago

May 14: Feast Day of Agios Therapon, miracle worker and healer  

On May 14, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of Martyrdom Therapon, who was a monk and ascetic on the…

4 years ago