Antioch

The Antioch Greek Orthodox Church brought Christians together in Turkey's Antakya for centuries until last year, when an earthquake killed dozens of them and sent hundreds more fleeing.

Though it now lies in ruins, many pray it will again bring them back.

Bulgaria commemorates Ignazhden on December 20, a cherished festivity honoring Saint Ignatius of Antioch. This day holds historical significance, tracing back to ancient traditions intertwining with the Christian narrative.

Nearly 400 small artifacts in the Hatay Archaeology Museum, some of which got damaged during the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes in February, were sent to the Kırşehir Museum for protection against aftershocks.

Approximately 150 artifacts, weighing tons, are also preserved in their own places in the museum with a method of on-site preservation.

Excavations around a Christian cave church in southern Turkey are underway in a bid to demystify a long period going back to 300 B.C., when the ancient city of Antioch was founded.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tueday visited the Mariamite Cathedral of Damascus, one of the oldest Greek Orthodox churches in the capital, as part of a rare visit to Syria.

Five days before Christmas on December 20 the Bulgarian Orthodox Church honors Saint Ignatius the God-bearer (Saint Ignatius of Antioch), quoted by the Bulgarian National Radio. 

Turkey has three new entries in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN): Istanbul as a city of design, Kütahya as a city of crafts and folk art, and finally Hatay (also known as Antioch) as a city of gastronomy.

Turkish historian ?lber Ortayl? has paid a visit to the excavation area in the southern province of Hatay's ?plik Pazar? district where an ancient mosaic reading "be cheerful, live your life" was discovered last week during the construction of a cable railway project. 

This year's excavations in the ancient city of Pisidia Antiocheia have unearthed a church that was discovered last year, bringing to four the number of Christian religious centers that have been discovered so far at the siteA church that was found last year in the ancient city of Pisidia Antiocheia in the southern province of Isparta's Yalvaç district has been completely unearthed during this y

At least 10 ancient mosaics held in the second largest mosaic museum in the world in Antioch, Turkey, suffered irreparable damages during restoration efforts.