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Atatürk Mansion ready for 100th anniversary

The restoration process has come to an end at the Atatürk Mansion in the northern province of Trabzon, where modern Türkiye founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk stayed and wrote his will.

Some handwritings and figures related to Çanakkale were found on the table in the living room of the mansion, which will be opened to visitors on the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic.

Soumela Monastery mass going ahead after initial Turkish refusal

People gather for a mass held on August 15 last year by Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, at the Holy Monastery of Panagia Soumela to mark the Dormition of the Mother of God in Turkey's Trabzon region, known to Greeks as Trapezounta.

Survival and ambivalence: The story of Lausanne

The year of Our Lord 2023 has been a roller-coaster for Orthodox Christians in Turkey. On August 15, it seems, Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios will celebrate an emotionally resonant liturgy at the Monastery of Panagia Soumela; permission was granted on July 24 after a report four days earlier that it had been refused.

Turkish authorities give permission for service at Sumela Monastery

The Ecumenical Patriarchate has announced that Turkish authorities have granted permission for a divine liturgy to be held at the former Orthodox Christian Sumela Monastery, located in the mountainous Trabzon region known to Greeks as Trapezounta, on August 15, feast day of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary.

Turkish authorities’ denial of religious service at historic monastery sparks criticism

Greek diplomatic sources have expressed criticism regarding the decision made by Turkish authorities to refuse permission for the celebration of the August 15 feast day at the former Orthodox Christian Sumela Monastery, located in the mountainous Trabzon region known to Greeks as Trapezounta.

Visitors flock to Sümela Monastery after 6 years of restoration

Visitors have flocked to Sümela Monastery in the Black Sea province of Trabzon which was reopened in May 1, after the 6-years of restoration work.

While chapels, monks' rooms and cellars draw attention in the monastery, which was fully opened to visitors for the first time in its history, efforts to reach the secret chapel discovered during the restoration continue.

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