Balgarianovinite.com A solemn Bulgarian-language liturgy was held on Saturday in the Sts. Constantine and Helena Bulgarian Orthodox church in the Turkish city of Edirne on the eve of May 24, the Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, of the Bulgarian Alphabet, Education and Culture, and of Slavic Literature.
According to the Edirne-based news outlet Batı Ekspres, the service, led by priest Atanas Sultanov, brought together numerous worshippers from Bulgaria, members of the Bulgarian Orthodox community in Istanbul, and Bulgarian tourists who had travelled specifically to attend the celebration at the historic church, regarded as an important monument of Bulgarian cultural heritage in Turkiye.
According to the Edirne-based news outlet Bati Ekspres, the congregation also included visitors from the nearby Bulgarian cities of Svilengrad and Haskovo.
Among the official guests were Bulgaria’s Ambassador to Turkiye, Angel Cholakov, Bulgaria’s Consul General in Edirne Radoslava Kafedzhiyska, Chair of the Edirne Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sezai Irmak, among others. Bulgarian-Language Liturgy Held in Edirne Ahead of May 24 Holiday 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-23 16:23:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law