The Halki seminary, formally the Theological School of Halki, was founded on 1 October 1844 on the island of Halki, the second-largest of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara. It was the main sc
The Theological School of Halki at the top of the Hill of Hope (2009)
Front view of the Theological school of Halki
Building of theological school on the hill of Hope. Drawing, end of XIX century.
Halki Theological School Ottoman Postcard
The Princes' Islands, officially just Adalar; alternatively the Princes' Archipelago; is an archipelago of nine islands off the coast of Istanbul, Turkey, in the Sea of Marmara. These constitute the m
Halki seminary
…Σχολή Χάλκης and Turkish: Ortodoks Ruhban Okulu), was founded on 1 October 1844 on the island of Halki (Turkish: Heybeliada), the second-largest of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara. It was the main school of theology of the Eastern Orthodox Church's Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople until the Turkish…
Statue of Atatürk in Büyükada, the largest of the Princes' Islands
Aerial view of the four main islands from left to right (Büyükada, the largest of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, Heybeliada, Burgazada, and Kınalıada).
Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage in Büyükada, the largest wooden building in Europe and second largest in the world.
The historic Splendid Palace Hotel (1908) in Büyükada.