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Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone with Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarch Dimitri Bartholomew as part of a two-day visit to Turkey, the Kremlin stated on its official website on April 3. 

Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarch Dimitri Bartholomew has lent his support to the Turkish military’s “Operation Olive Branch,” launched on Jan. 20 to remove People’s Protection Units (YPG) militants from Syria’s Afrin district.

A Christmas Eve mass was held on Jan. 6 by the Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul.

A Christmas Eve mass was held on Jan. 6 by the Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul.    

Fener Greek Patriarch Bartholomew I has highlighted that he strongly supports securing the current status of Jerusalem. 

The Greek-American community is faced with a deep crisis. It's time the Phanar - the Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate - made some important decisions before it's too late.

Last season’s finalists met in Constantinople again tonight with the two teams standing equidistant after 6 games with 4 wins and two defeats each.

Fener started the match better and was ahead 5-2 and 10-5, but Olympiacos reacted quickly, with better defense with the first period closing 17-18 for Olympiakos.

Fener GreekOrthodox Patriarch Bartholomew conducted a religious ceremony in the northwestern Turkish resort town of Erdek on Aug. 23, with the participation of locals and some 250 visitors from the Greek island of Chios.