Halki Seminary Could Reopen in September After 50+ Years
The Halki Theological Seminary may reopen as soon as this September, more than 50 years after Turkey shut it down. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew made the…
Middle East
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Eurovision 2026: Protests Hit Vienna Over Israel’s Participation
Protesters took to the streets in Vienna on Tuesday demanding Israel be removed from Eurovision 2026, with more demonstrations planned ahead of Saturday’s…
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The Greek Officer Who Served the Turkish Army and Died for It
Pelopidas Epifanidis was a Greek man who served as a military doctor in the Ottoman Turkish army and was executed in Amaseia in 1921, one of the lesser-known…
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Turkish Media: Greece Needs Turkey’s Approval for Any Action in the Aegean
Turkey is moving to codify the “Blue Homeland” doctrine into law, and Turkish media are already spelling out what that means for Greece. According to reporter…
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Erdogan: “Europe Without Turkey Will Remain Incomplete and Vulnerable”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used Europe Day on Saturday to deliver a pointed message to Brussels: Europe needs Turkey more than Turkey needs the EU.
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Mitsotakis: “Calm Waters Mean Free Waters Where International Law Prevails”
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis defended his government’s “calm waters” foreign policy toward Turkey on Saturday, telling New Democracy party members…
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Turkey Warns France: “Do Not Deploy” Troops to Cyprus
Turkey is sounding the alarm over France’s plan to send soldiers to Cyprus, warning the move could escalate tensions across the eastern Mediterranean. Cypriot…
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Belgian FM: “No European Security Without Turkey”
Belgium’s Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot told Turkish state media outlet Anadolu Agency that there is no way to discuss any European security architecture…
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Turkey’s Middle East Power Grab Has Greece in Its Way
Turkey is making a calculated move to position itself as the dominant transit hub of the Middle East, and Greece is standing directly in its path. That’s the…
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Turkey to UN: Cyprus Has No Right to Its Own Gas
Turkey has sent a formal protest letter to the United Nations claiming that Cyprus’ natural gas agreement with Egypt, signed in March, violates the rights of…
