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Antakya, Hatay, Turkey
Antakya is the seat of the Hatay Province in southern Turkey, near the border with Syria. The mayor is Lütfü Savaş.
Known as Antioch in ancient times, the city has historical significance for Christianity, as it was the place where the followers of Jesus Christ were called Christians for the first time. The city and its massive walls also played an important role during the Crusades.
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Egypt Independent
January 4, 2018
Now that the Vatican acknowledged the church, it joins a list of sacred sites also approved by the Vatican such as: St Patrick's Church in Vatican, the East Orthodox Churches including Aya Sofia in Turkey and St George in Istanbul, the East Christian sites such as Antakya city in Turkey and the WestminsterÃÂ ...
Hurriyet Daily News
December 25, 2017
The holy night was celebrated at the Orthodox Church of Antakya, located in the province of Hatay. Orthodox and Catholic attendees celebrated Christmas with separate ceremonies, during which they prayed for world peace. The service in Antakya's Orthodox Church was led by the church's spiritual leader,ÃÂ ...
Hurriyet Daily News
November 11, 2017
The city of Hatay, also known as Antakya, has been a tourist and pilgrimage destination for centuries. Founded by one of Alexander the Great's generals as Antioch, the city was one of the centers of early Christianity. However, in recent years its proximity to the Syrian civil war has dissuaded many visitors.
Aljazeera.com
October 12, 2017
Al Jazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra, reporting from Antakya, near Turkey's border with Syria, said dozens of military vehicles have crossed into ...
TRT World
October 9, 2017
... Party at a meeting in the western Turkish province of Afyon. TRT World's Sarah Firth reports with more from the Turkish border city of Antakya.
Turkey Telegraph
October 9, 2017
The Antakya Civilizations choir, which came to Istanbul under the days of Hatay, gave a concert in the Topkapi Palace in Aya Irini. Speaking ...
Culinary Backstreets
September 25, 2017
Turkey's charming southern city of Antakya lies equidistant to the Mediterranean coast and the Syrian border, in the province of Hatay. The area ...
ABC News
September 23, 2017
... to aid Syrian refugee mothers and their children in Antakya, Turkey, who had fled the civil war in their homeland only a few kilometers away.
Al-Monitor
September 6, 2017
A newly married couple walks up a hill with a view of the city of Antakya, Turkey, Aug. 29, 2013. The photo of a wedding invitation — a ratherÃÂ ...
TODAYonline
August 27, 2017
ANTAKYA (Turkey) — For years, Mr Ammar's tiny money-transfer shop in the Turkish city of Antakya caught no one's attention but the fellowÃÂ ...
Middle East Eye
August 15, 2017
After standing for a few moments in front of the monument, I walk to the minibus heading for Antakya. As it departs, a Syrian boy runs by myÃÂ ...
Turkey Purge
March 22, 2017
Sixteen offices of the Association of Human Rights and Solidarity for Oppressed Peoples (Mazlumder) in mainly Kurdish-populated cities were closed down on Sunday at an emergency meeting of the association chaired by a trustee appointed by a courtÃÂ ...
FIBA
March 20, 2017
Another big crowd will be in attendance in Antakya as the locals look to roar Hatay to a first-leg cushion for the return game in Kayseri.
New York Times (blog)
March 20, 2017
A NASA scientist, Serkan Golge, has spent the last eight months in a Turkish prison. An attempted coup in Turkey last summer resulted in the governmentÃÂ ...
The Guardian
March 19, 2017
Last September, he flew to Istanbul, then headed south to Antakya, not far across the border from Aleppo. He had been invited to the Turkish city by the UN World Food Programme to help draw attention to the growing refugee crisis.
Aljazeera.com
March 15, 2017
Antakya, Turkey - "Freedom!" was the first chant Lina Shamy shouted against the Syrian regime in April 2011. She remembers her eyes tearing when the word left her throat.
Herald Sun
March 10, 2017
"There are a huge number of refugees,'' he said, from the Turkish city of Antakya. "It's absolutely enormous.
The Guardian
March 9, 2017
The Batous family describe their warm welcome after they were moved from Turkey to Gedling in Nottinghamshire.
DutchNews.nl
March 9, 2017
With two locations in Amsterdam, Orontes on the Albert Cuypstraat and Orontes West on the Hugo de Grootplein pay homage to the Antakya region of Turkey. They import hard-to-find products from the area and cook them up into excellent dishes, includingÃÂ ...
AMN Al-Masdar News (registration)
March 7, 2017
... Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joseph Dunford, discussed regional security in Syria and Iraq and efforts aimed at raising the efficiency in combating terrorism at a meeting in Antakya on Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on ...
NHK WORLD
March 5, 2017
Last December, Salim and volunteers of a non-governmental group he works with visited Antakya in southern Turkey, near the border with Syria, to see firsthand how the refugees live.
Yeni Şafak English
March 5, 2017
Hatay Governor Erdal Ata said earlier he had received reports of a plane crash near the village of Yaylacik in central Antakya, 35 kilometers (22 miles) from the Syrian border."We think the plane belongs to Syria," Ata said, confirming no Turkish Armed ...
Dissident Voice
March 5, 2017
Back in 2012 I worked around Antakya, discovering that while officially listed as a 'refugee facility', Apaydin camp was, in fact, a training facility for the anti-Syrian jihadi cadres.
Middle East Online
March 2, 2017
Her forces advanced into what is now Turkey before they were defeated by the Roman emperor Aurelian near Antakya. - Campaign of destruction -. IS, which considers statues of humans or animals as blasphemous, overran Palmyra on May 21, 2015.
Daily Sabah
February 28, 2017
The Refugee Children's Choir consists of 15 Syrian refugee children taking shelter in the southern province of Hatay in collaboration with the Hatay Metropolitan Municipality and the Syrian Culture and Humanitarian Aid Association, singing songs in ...
FIBA
February 24, 2017
It will certainly be a new adventure for the Krakow-based side, who will debut in EuroCup Women, having played the last 12 consecutive seasons in EuroLeague Women.
Daily Sabah
February 24, 2017
The Civilizations Choir of Antakya, consisting of musicians and chorists from six different sects and three monotheistic religions, promotes tolerance through music.
The New Yorker
February 20, 2017
The family joined his wife's parents in the Turkish city of Antakya. "The best two things that my in-laws have ever done are that they have accepted that I marry their daughter, and that they left for Antakya five years ago," Omar said. But Antakya has ...
The Daily Telegram
February 17, 2017
The right picture is of Alshogre in July 2015 in Antakya, Turkey, a month after he got out of Syria's Saydnaya prison, near Damascus.
Livemint
February 16, 2017
Despite warnings that it was unsafe, she spent a month in Antakya, meeting refugee Syrian families who had witnessed bombings, killings and torture.
FIBA
February 10, 2017
The EuroLeague Women rookies outlasted their opponents 58-54, as they overcome a worrying second quarter drought which witnessed them score only three points.
Worcester Telegram
February 7, 2017
Omar Alshogre, a 21-year Syrian former detainee, now living in Stockholm, Sweden, is pictured at left in January. The right picture is of Alshogre in July 2015 in Antakya, Turkey, a month after he got out of Syria's Saydnaya prison. While in detention ...
The Morning Journal
February 6, 2017
The right picture is of Alshogre in July 2015 in Antakya, Turkey, a month after he got out of Syria's Saydnaya prison, near Damascus.
The Morning Journal
February 6, 2017
The right picture is of Alshogre in July 2015 in Antakya, Turkey, a month after he got out of Syria's Saydnaya prison, near Damascus.
Enab Baladi
February 5, 2017
The network currently distributes seven newspapers in more than 300 vital locations in the northern Syrian "liberated" areas, in addition to a number of Turkish cities that host a large number of Syrians such as Istanbul, Gaziantep, Antakya and Urfa.
Enab Baladi
February 5, 2017
The network currently distributes seven newspapers in more than 300 vital locations in the northern Syrian "liberated" areas, in addition to a number of Turkish cities that host a large number of Syrians such as Istanbul, Gaziantep, Antakya and Urfa.
POLITICO Magazine
January 28, 2017
By the time my family and I applied for resettlement in 2013, my family was living in Antakya, a city in southern Turkey. As a group, we walked into a refugee center run by the United Nations, gave them our basic information and formally applied.
POLITICO Magazine
January 28, 2017
By the time my family and I applied for resettlement in 2013, my family was living in Antakya, a city in southern Turkey. As a group, we walked into a refugee center run by the United Nations, gave them our basic information and formally applied.
Yahoo News
January 20, 2017
Beirut (AFP) - Syria's ancient city of Palmyra, where archaeological treasures are under renewed attack by Islamic State group jihadists, was designated a UNESCO world heritage site in 1980.
AMN Al-Masdar News (registration)
January 19, 2017
The militant shelling damaged homes and property in the civilian areas of Bab al-Jinan and Bab Antakya, the report continued.
FIBA
January 19, 2017
ANTAKYA (EuroLeague Women) - There was home court joy for Hatay as they arguably collected the best result of their short EuroLeague Women history, while Beretta Famila Schio hit a winning note to end their worrying losing streak.
National Catholic Reporter
January 18, 2017
"The situation was better just a few years ago, when security was tighter and the economy more prosperous," explained a Catholic priest from Antakya, the biblical Antioch, who asked not to be named. "Today, the hardships are widespread, especially forÃÂ ...
Daily Sabah
January 15, 2017
Fadi Hurigilm, head of the eastern Orthodox Church Foundation in the town of Antakya (ancient Antioch), which is within the province of Hatay, also condemned terror attacks, saying such malicious acts will never be able to shake the solidarity in Turkey.
TRT World
December 29, 2016
But the regime maintains the rebels must distance themselves from what they designate as terrorist groups. One of the largest opposition groups, Ahrah al-Sham, said they have reservations about the deal.
PBS NewsHour
December 27, 2016
On the outskirts of the Turkish city of Antakya, just across the mountains from Syria, we met with these two men hiding in an apartment after fleeing across the border two weeks ago.
Reliefweb
December 21, 2016
Millions of families have crossed into Turkey and, while some have moved on to other areas of Turkey and Europe, many reside in small Turkish border towns like the ones we visited - Antakya, Reyhanli and Arac. The populations of these border towns haveÃÂ ...
Irish Mirror
December 20, 2016
Irish Goal worker on Syrian war: 'There is very little hope left to be found among those most hopeful of people'. Meath man Derek O'Rourke is GOAL's Regional Security Advisor for the Middle East, based in Antakya, which is in Turkey and about 10km from ...
Irish Times
December 19, 2016
Situated midway between the Mediterranean port of biblical Antioch (modern Antakya in Turkey) and the Euphrates river, ancient Aleppo was built on trade and its citizens have always been merchants first and foremost.
Peninsula On-line
December 19, 2016
Boosting its efforts to address the ongoing Syrian crisis and to alleviate the suffering of Syrian people, Qatar Charity (QC) recently signed a number of agreements with various Turkish relief and humanitarian stakeholders.
Anadolu Agency
December 17, 2016
A wounded Syrian girl who lost two of her siblings and her mother during clashes, receives medical treatment at State Hospital of Antakya District located at Turkey's Syria Border on December 16, 2016.
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