On January 7, the fully restored Bulgarian church "St. Stephen", also known as the Iron Church, located on the shore of the Golden Horn in Istanbul, will be officially reopened. The religious ceremony will be conducted jointly by Ecumenical Patriarch..
Bulgarians living in Istanbul and other Turkish cities are to mark the Bulgarian Education and Culture, and Slavonic Literature Day – May 24th, with the opening of a permanent exhibition in the restored building of the convent facing the unique..