Posts Tagged ‘kavala’

Turkish court upholds life sentence for philanthropist Osman Kavala

The Council of Europe has repeatedly called on Turkey to immediately release the 65-year-old activist. Source

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: A pilgrimage visit to Kavala

The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew arrived in Kavala on Saturday to make an official visit. In his visit to Thassos and Kavala, the Ecumenical Patriarch is flanked by the Archbishop of Athens Hieronymos and the Metropolitan of Kyiv and all Ukraine Epiphanios. The Patriarchal Commissioner was appointed the Metropolitan of Geron Derko, Mr. Apostolos, who escorted […]

Turkey expels European, U.S. ambassadors over Osman Kavala statement

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared 10 foreign ambassadors – including seven from Europe – as persona non grata after they called for the release of a businessman and philanthropist that was jailed in 2017 despite having not having been convicted of a crime. The envoys, including the U.S., French and German representatives in Ankara, […]

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