Full day (about 8 hours) · Istanbul, Marmara
Private Greek Orthodox Istanbul Tour: Fener and Heybeliada
A private Greek Orthodox Istanbul tour: the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Church…
Best for Returning visitors
Topic
Greek Orthodox Heritage
Photo: Turkey Your Way
35 pieces on this topic
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Article · Istanbul
Greeks of Istanbul: Fener, the Patriarchate and the Rum Community
Who are the Greeks of Istanbul? The Patriarchate in Fener, the Phanariots, the Red School, Heybeliada, the 20th century and the Rum…
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Place · Istanbul
Blachernae Holy Spring
A small Greek Orthodox church in Ayvansaray over the holy spring of the Virgin Mary, on the site of one of Byzantium's…
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Place · Çanakkale
Gökçeada
Imbros of old, an Aegean island off Gallipoli with stone hill villages, dibek coffee in Zeytinli, a castle above Kaleköy and a…
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Place · Bursa
Gölyazı
A fishing village on a peninsula of Lake Uluabat, built on ancient Apollonia, with old walls, a theater and a temple island…
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Article · Black Sea
Is Sumela Monastery Worth It?
Is Sumela Monastery worth it? Yes: a monastery on a cliff above a forested valley, a cave church full of frescoes and…
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Article · Aegean
Assos, Ayvalık or Bozcaada: Where to Stay on the North Aegean
Assos, Ayvalık or Bozcaada? An olive town with an island next door, a wine island with a harbor castle, or a temple…
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Place · Black Sea
Giresun Museum
The Giresun Museum: housed in a former Greek Orthodox church in the Zeytinlik quarter, a prison from 1948 to 1967, restored and…
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Place · Black Sea
Zeytinlik, Giresun
Zeytinlik in Giresun: the protected old quarter, once called Gogora, with about 80 registered houses some 200 years old and the church…
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Place · Aegean
Bozcaada
Bozcaada, ancient Tenedos: a small Aegean island of vineyards, a harbor castle and beaches near Troy, a short ferry ride from Geyikli.
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Place · Aegean
Alaçatı
Alaçatı near Çeşme: stone houses with colored bay windows, windmills on the hill, a former church in the market square, the April…
Tours
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Full day (about 11 hours) · Aegean, Çanakkale
Private Gökçeada Day Trip: Hill Villages of the Island
A private Gökçeada day trip from Çanakkale: the ferry to the island,…
Best for Returning visitors
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Half day (about 3 hours) · Istanbul
Private Balat and Fener Walking Tour in Istanbul
A private Balat Fener tour in Istanbul: a half-day walk through colorful…
Best for First-time visitors · Returning visitors
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Full day (about 7 hours) · Cappadocia, Central Anatolia
Private Hidden Cappadocia Tour: Soğanlı and Mustafapaşa
A private Hidden Cappadocia tour: the rock-cut churches and dovecotes of the…
Best for Returning visitors
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Half day (about 5 hours) · Fethiye, Turquoise Coast
Private Fethiye and Kayaköy Tour: Rock Tombs and Ghost Town
A private Fethiye Kayaköy tour: the Tomb of Amyntas above the town,…
Best for Families
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Full day (about 7 hours) · Aegean, Ayvalık
Private Ayvalık and Cunda Tour: Old Town and the Island
A private Ayvalık Cunda tour: the old quarters of Ayvalık, Cunda Island…
Best for Returning visitors
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Full day (about 8 hours) · Aegean, Çeşme, İzmir
Private Çeşme and Alaçatı Day Tour from İzmir
A private Alaçatı day tour with Çeşme: the stone houses and lanes…
Best for Cruise passengers
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Full day (about 8 hours) · Istanbul
Princes’ Islands Private Tour: Büyükada and Heybeliada
A private Princes' Islands tour from Istanbul: the ferry across the Marmara,…
Best for Families · Returning visitors
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Full day (about 7 hours) · Istanbul
Golden Horn Private Tour: Fener, Balat, Chora and Eyüp
A private Golden Horn tour: the Greek Patriarchate in Fener, the colorful…
Best for Returning visitors
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Full day (about 10 hours) · Black Sea, Trabzon
Sumela Monastery Tour with Uzungöl: A Cliff Monastery and a Mountain Lake from Trabzon
A private Sumela Monastery tour from Trabzon: the Byzantine monastery on its…
Best for Returning visitors
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5-day journey
The Black Sea Tour in 5 Days: Trabzon, Sumela, Uzungöl, the Tea Hills and Ayder
A private 5-day Black Sea tour: Trabzon and its Hagia Sophia, Sumela…
Best for Families · Returning visitors
About this topic
Greek Orthodox Heritage
Greek Orthodox communities lived along Turkey’s coasts and in Istanbul for centuries. In Fener on the Golden Horn, the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate (also known as the Ecumenical Patriarchate) still has its seat, and on the Princes’ Islands old churches stand among wooden mansions.
Elsewhere, Sumela Monastery clings to a cliff near Trabzon, and the stone houses of Şirince, Cunda and Bozcaada recall their Greek past. At Kayaköy, a whole town still stands empty after its people left in the 1920s.