Golden Horn

Ushering in a new era in the relationship between Athens and the Phanar, Greek Archbishop Ieronymos and visiting Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios together attended the inauguration of a gerontology center in the town of Dilesi in Viotia, central Greece, on Thursday. Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos was also at the event. 

Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios is expected in Athens on Wednesday for talks with Greek Archbishop Ieronymos that are widely expected to usher in a new era in relations between the Church of Greece and the Phanar.

In what is seen as a hatchet-burying visit, the Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios will arrive in Athens on Wednesday for talks with Greek Archbishop Ieronymos that are widely expected to usher in a new era in relations between the Church of Greece and the Phanar.

Istanbul will host the world premiere of the opera, "Yeniden Doğuş" (Reborn), on May 16 at the Haliç Congress Center.

Fener Greek Patriarch Bartholomew officiated a service on May 8 at the Saint John Church in memory of the youngest apostle of Jesus and he wished Muslims success in Ramadan.

By George Gilson

Greek Orthodox Archbishop Demetrios of America assumed his position as a result of a revolt in the body of the Church and he is now stepping down largely as the result of a major financial scandal that has rocked the nearly bankrupted the Archdiocese and scandalised the flock.

A group of people have been handing out thousands of Turkish Liras for almost a month to residents of Hasköy, a quarter on the northern bank of the Golden Horn in Istanbul's Beyoğlu district, on behalf of an anonymous man.

A suspect has been detained in connection with the fire in Istanbul's Beyoğlu district that killed four and injured one.

Secondhand objects, from used furniture to toys, go for knockdown prices at auctions in Istanbul's trendy neighborhood Balat, a historic neighbourhood on the shores of the Golden Horn estuary. Click through for the AFP story...

The replica of an ancient shipwreck named Yenikapı 12 has been out on display at the Rahmi M. Koç Museum.