Orthodox Christians
Turkey converts yet another ancient Greek church into a mosque
By Uzay Bulut
Feb 4, 2020
The Turkish newspaper Hurriyet has reported that the Hagia Sofia “Mosque” in Edirne is being restored, and it will...
A long farewell to Yugoslavia
In an interview with Martin Meyer and Andreas Breitenstein, Peter Handke discusses what happened in the break-up of the former Yugoslavia
22/06/2006
With Montenegro's declaration of...
Erdogan’s Cultural Wars
What caused Erdogan’s change of heart on Hagia Sophia?
March 29, 2019
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent remarks that Hagia Sophia, a famed Istanbul landmark,...
Politics and Spirit: the Battle for Balkan Minds
by William Mallinson
Dimitris Konstantakopoulos’ punchy piece of 11 December about the split between Moscow and Constantinople triggered in my mind some other related factors...
Ukrainian far-right MP declares ‘hunt’ for Moscow-loyal priests after split
17 Dec, 2018
A Ukrainian MP and ex-head of ultra-nationalist Right Sector has called for all priests loyal to the Russian Orthodox Church to ‘hunted...
Imperialism, Geopolitics and Religion: The Split Between Moscow and Constantinople
By Dimitris Konstantakopoulos
11.12.2018
A very serious rift regarding Ukraine is now developing between the Ecumenical (Universal) Patriarchate of Constantinople and the biggest and more powerful...
Erdogan et le nouveau schisme orthodoxe
16 Οctobre 2018
La question du jour ne cessera de hanter les historiens les décennies à venir.
Quel rôle a joué le président turc Reçep Tayip...
Biggest split in modern Orthodox history: Russian Orthodox Church breaks ties...
15 Oct, 2018
In the biggest rift in modern Orthodox history, the Russian Orthodox Church has cut all ties with the Constantinople Patriarchate, effectively splitting...
US diplomats act like imperial governors riding roughshod over sovereignty of...
By John Laughland
19 Jul, 2018
On the world’s Grand Chessboard, the US is fighting for control and influence. And there are countries where its ambassadors...
Russia understands that pressure was put on Greece in expulsion of...
Maria Zakharova expressed regrets over Greece’s decision, noting that such incidents in bilateral relations "don’t go unnoticed, don’t melt into thin air"
July 18, 2018
Moscow...