Turkish government

A sustainable model in the Aegean: Coal mine field converted to organic olive plantation

As the Turkish government gave its blessings to energy and construction companies to build new facilities anywhere across the country, felling trees and plundering nature to erect coal plants, mines or tourism complexes has increasingly become the norm in recent years.

‘Ecumenical Patriarchate title would elevate Turkey’s reputation’

The Turkish government can ‘only benefit from recognizing the ecumenical status of the Patriarchate’ a senior official from the Fener Orthodox Patriarchate says in an exclusive interview Stopping resistance to the title “Ecumenical Patriarchate” and reopening the Halki Seminary can only elevate the reputation of Turkey as a democratic nation, according to a senior official from the Fen

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