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You will now need to purchase a ticket to visit Hagia Sophia
Beginning on January 15, 2024, a new regulation will be enforced for visitors to Hagia Sophia. This measure, introduced by Turkish President Erdogan, mandates...
Archons decry Turkish aggression in New York Times ad
We would like to congratulate Archons Michael Psaros, John A. Catsimatidis, Andrew Liveris, Dennis Mehiel, and George P. Stamas on their initiative to sponsor...
Congresswoman Dina Titus Credits Grandfather for Greek Values and Love of Politics
For Congresswoman Alice Costandina “Dina” Titus, a Greek life was hard to come by growing up in southern Georgia.
“We had to drive as far...
Archbishop Elpidophoros Meets with Secretary of State Pompeo
Today, Archbishop Elpidophoros of America met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to discuss a number of issues important to the Ecumenical Patriarchate,...
A Visit to Hagia Sophia
By Robert Zaller, Ph.D.
It could not have been known, but those of us fortunate enough to have seen Hagia Sophia between 1935 and 2020...
AHEPA protests at Turkish Embassy
Supreme President George G. Horiates joined a delegation of AHEPANS who participated in a Rally coordinated by the Hellenic Cultural Center. The AHEPA delegation...
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine Now on Solid Ground as Construction Restarts
The people close to the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at Ground Zero in New York tend to think of the...
On The Road to Constantinople: Repairs of Hagia Sophia Dome by 10th Century Armenian Architect
“All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them,” by Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaulti de Galilei, an Italian astronomer, physicist, and engineer.1
Hagia Sophia...
Η Αγία Σοφία, οι Συμβολισμοί και η Τουρκία ως Καταστροφέας Πολιτισμών
Γράφει ο Ιωάννης Μπαλτζώης
O Τούρκος δημοσιογράφος Ραμί Τουράν σε ένα τολμηρό του άρθρο στην εφημερίδα Σοτζιού της 14ης Ιουλίου έγραφε: «Οι οικονομικές κρίσεις και...
The destruction of civilization, the other side of the Conqueror and conquest
By Ioannis Mpaltzois
There are more mosques in Turkey than there are schools. To the existing 84,684 mosques, one more was added. Hagia Sophia became...
US House Passes Hagia Sophia Amendment
— Rep. Dina Titus leads effort to denounce Turkey for converting Hagia Sophia into a mosque —
WASHINGTON, DC, July 23, 2020 -- On the...
Archbishop Elpidophoros Meets with President Trump and Vice President Pence on Hagia Sophia
New York, NY – Today, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros met with President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence at the White House on the...
AHEPA in the wake of Hagia Sophia’s status change wants to start a boycott
The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (Order of AHEPA) releases a commentary piece authored by Supreme President George G. Horiates titled, "In Wake of Hagia...
Maloney and Bilirakis Introduce House Resolution Calling on Turkey to Respect Religious Freedom
Hellenic Caucus Co-Chairs Maloney and Bilirakis Introduce House Resolution Calling on Turkey to Respect Religious Freedom of Ecumenical Patriarchate
WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives Carolyn B....
AHI Urges President Trump to Act on Hagia Sophia, Turkey’s Violations of Religious Freedom
AHI calls notion of promoting U.S.-Turkey trade “preposterous”
WASHINGTON, DC — American Hellenic Institute (AHI) President Nick Larigakis wrote to President Donald J. Trump to convey...