Patriarch Bartholomew: “Muslims Converting to Orthodoxy in Growing Numbers”
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople says that increasing numbers of Muslims are converting to Orthodox Christianity, and that the Church cannot…
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Fidan: Turkey Won’t Block GSI Cable, But Offers to Power Cyprus Itself
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said this week that Ankara does not oppose the Great Sea Interconnector, the planned undersea electricity cable linking…
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Gerapetritis: Greece and Egypt Extend Maritime Zone Toward Cyprus
Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis confirmed Thursday that Greece and Egypt are actively exploring an extension of their maritime agreement toward…
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Georgiadis: “Palestinian Authority Backs Turkey, Israel Backs Greece”
Greek Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis made a pointed geopolitical argument on the floor of Parliament Wednesday, declaring that the Palestinian Authority…
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Azerbaijan Calls Out Turkey for Stoking Tensions Over Hijab Ban
Azerbaijan’s ruling party has publicly accused Turkey of manufacturing a diplomatic crisis over Baku’s new headscarf ban in schools, calling out Turkish…
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Von der Leyen: “We Are Deeply Dismayed by the Libya-Turkey Maritime Deal”
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen publicly condemned the Libyan parliament’s approval of the Turkey-Libya maritime memorandum, calling the EU…
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Greece Voids Turkey’s Maritime Claim Over Saudi-Europe Data Cable
Greece has declared Turkey’s latest maritime notice invalid, issuing a counter-NAVTEX rejecting Ankara’s claim over waters where a major subsea fiber-optic…
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The Martyrdom of Chrysostomos: What the West Never Talked About After Smyrna 1922
In September 1922, as Smyrna burned, the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Chrysostomos Kalafatis was handed over to a mob by Turkish forces and killed in the…
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Greece Tells the UN: “Geography Doesn’t Change” on Turkey-Libya Deal
For the first time ever, Greece brought the illegal 2019 Turkey-Libya maritime memorandum before the UN Security Council, calling it a direct threat to…
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Fidan: “Without Turkey, Greek Politics Could Not Exist”
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan made a pointed dig at Greek domestic politics on Wednesday, telling Ta Nea that anti-Turkey rhetoric functions like…
