It has made the city a hub of cultures, influenced by Romans, Byzantines, and Ottomans. This history is seen in a ...

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), met the leader of the ...

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins January 18. How was the ecumenical movement born? What have been its major advances? A look back at the history of the rapprochement of Christians which, ...

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Isak Haleva, Turkey's chief rabbi since 2002 who bridged traditional Sephardic Judaism with modern Turkish life while leading ...

Australia’s first case of bubonic plague was reported. By 1910, 1371 cases were reported with 535 deaths across the nation.

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Monday’s Super Lig slate will see Fenerbahce Istanbul go on the road against Konyaspor at 12:00 PM ET. Fenerbahce Istanbul played Hatayspor Antakya at home in its last match and picked up a ...

In 1453, Constantinople was conquered ... This is one of the best museums in Istanbul and somewhere you cannot miss. You can read about the other top museums, galleries and attractions here. 15.15: ...

The statements of the Prime Minister – He also referred to the passing of Kostas Simitis – Earlier, he attended the Divine Liturgy at the Church of Saint Dionysius the Areopagite in Athens – See photo ...

The Hagia Sophia, originally built as the Eastern Orthodox cathedral of Constantinople (now Istanbul) and considered a center of Christendom for nearly a thousand years, was later converted into a ...

Written accounts from the 16th century report the existence of cat hospitals and gardens in and around Constantinople (present-day Istanbul), where locals fed and cared for large stray populations.