Byzantine Empire

Byzantine-era mosaics unearthed in the ancient city of Stratonikeia will be open to visitors after the completion of restoration work, according to scholars in southwestern TurkeyMosaics dating back 1,600 years will soon provide another reason to visit the ancient city of Stratonikeia, one of the largest marble cities in antiquity.

The Byzantine and Christian Museum will host an exhibition of 40 photographs taken between 2013 and 2015 by Israeli photographer Dafna Tal from December 8 until January 21.

The photographs reflect the heritage of the Orthodox Church in the Holy Lands and are the result of close collaboration with the Greek and Russian Orthodox Churches.

When a Russian jet violated Turkish airspace for 17 seconds, it was shot by Turkish war planes. I think Putin will make us all pay for these 17 secondsI wish I could write about these incredibly important 17 seconds, the time frame the Russian jet violated the Turkish airspace. It flew in and it flew out of Turkish airspace in 17 seconds. Wow. And it was shot by Turkish war planes. Yes. 

The tension between Turkey and Russia after the shooting down of the Russian jet fighter Su-24 have caused many Greeks to turn to the Elder Paisios’ prophecies regarding a war between Russia and Turkey.

Ancient ship wreckage that has been found during archaeological excavations carried out as part of the Marmaray and subway constructions in Istanbul will return to sail the seas next year in replica form The "Yenikap?

Turkey's only Osteoarchaeology Application and Research Center continues to shed light on Istanbul's past thanks to the large number of animal fossils and others that were discovered during the Marmaray diggingsIstanbul's Marmaray not only altered the face of Turkey's largest city, it also changed how the city looks at its own history.

Four people were arrested by a local court in Turkey's southern province of Antalya on Nov. 8 for ties to the production and sale of bootleg alcohol.

An Antalya court ruled the arrest of four suspects, identified only with their initials M.A, ?.Ç, ?.Y. and M.M., who were among six suspects detained in the city after 560 bottles of bootleg alcohol were seized in an operation.

A joint series of lectures on the Ottoman past will start on Oct 26 at the Sismanoglio Megaro in Istanbul.

The remarkable fortified settlement of Osdina, mainly known as Ouzdina, in the region of Thesprotia, western Greece, is now opened to public under the name “Archaeological Park of Byzantine – Post-Byzantine Settlement of Ouzdina.”

US President Barack Obama said on Sept.25 that he and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping must address their differences "candidly," specifically raising the importance of protecting human rights.