Phanar

The Orthodox "Vatican" is called the Phanar and it is located on less than an acre of land in the city of Istanbul.

Michael Huffington: Turkey Has No Place in the European Union 2009

Constantinople called the Phanar, in which the palace of the Patriarch is situated.

A History of Modern Europe, 1792-1878 Charles Alan Fyffe 1868

Their neighborhood, the Phanar, hugged the northwest shore of the city, from its eponymous lighthouse to the harbor.

A Privilege to Die Thanassis Cambanis 2010

Many priests will change out of their church clothes and wear business suits once they leave the confines of the Phanar.

Michael Huffington: Turkey Has No Place in the European Union 2009

Their roots could be traced not only to the Phanar, the Greek community clustered around the Patriarchate in Constantinople, and to Nichori (Turkish Yeniköi) in the Upper Bosporus, but also to Caesarea, to Antioch, and to Jassy, in present-day Moldavia.

'As Good as Great Poetry Gets' Mendelsohn, Daniel 2008

The Turkish government blocks work permits for non-Turkish citizens who wish to work at the Ecumenical Patriarchate, such that the 10 Greek clergymen, one American layman and one British layman now working at the Phanar are doing so illegally, and must leave the country every three months to renew their tourist visas.

A Question of Freedom 2007

For this reason the Catholic Church intends to renew its co-operation with the Orthodox Church and I hope that my forthcoming meeting with Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Phanar will effectively serve this objective.

Pope's Speech to Diplomatic Corps in Ankara Argent 2006

Upon arrival in the Phanar, the small Church of Saint George—without its dome because under Ottoman rule only mosques could have domes, and without any cross at the entrance because it is a religious symbol—is illuminated as it were a feast day.

Vespers with Bartholomew and Benedict Argent 2006

John Allen, the only regular writer on the staff of the National Catholic Reporter who deprives some of us of the pleasure of calling that peridocal the National Catholic Distorter, reaches his usual high standard in discussing Pope Benedict's upcoming visit to Turkey, the centerpiece of which will be his meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at Phanar.

Archive 2006-11-01 Mike L 2006

At the end of the second day of his visit to Turkey, Benedict XVI arrived in the Phanar district, seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the first “in honour” amongst Orthodox patriarchate.

Vespers with Bartholomew and Benedict Argent 2006