SUMELA MONASTERY, Turkey (Reuters) - Europe Papadopolous's grandparents were children when they fled their village in northeast Turkey and settled in Greece almost 90 years ago, yet she still felt she ...

Trabzon, Turkey (CNN) — If its ancient walls could talk, Sümela Monastery in eastern Turkey would have quite a few stories to tell. Since its founding in the 4th century CE by some of the earliest ...

It’s extraordinarily beautiful – crammed with jaw-dropping scenery, ancient history and traditions – and is the perfect backdrop for an epic road trip. And yet few international travelers make the ...

Nestled high in the cliffs of Mount Karadag, the ancient Sumela Monastery stands cloaked in a shimmering blanket of fresh snow, its stone walls whispering secrets of centuries past. Recently reopened ...

This haunting aerial image captures the remnants of Vazelon Monastery, an ancient Orthodox Christian sanctuary nestled in the densely forested highlands of Trabzon, near Turkey’s Black Sea coast.