Balgarianovinite.com Prime Minister Rumen Radev held a meeting with representatives of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation of the Orthodox Churches of the Bulgarian Exarchate in the Republic of Turkiye, the government press service said in a press release on Wednesday. During the meeting, activities aimed at preserving and promoting the Bulgarian cultural and spiritual heritage abroad, as well as initiatives in support of the Bulgarian community in Turkiye, were discussed.
The Prime Minister said that the successors of the Bulgarian Exarchate in Istanbul have a key role in preserving the Bulgarian identity, language, culture and spiritual traditions among the Bulgarian community in Turkiye. Radev thanked them for their hard work in preserving Bulgarian holy sites and monuments.
For his part, the chair of the board of trustees, Dimitri Yotef, noted that he is working to preserve Bulgarian cultural traditions and spirituality, which will be inherited by future generations. “We thank you for the support you provide to Bulgarian communities abroad,” he told Radev.
During the conversation, a property of the Bulgarian Exarchate in the Sisli district of Istanbul was discussed, on which a large-scale project for the construction of a large commercial, office and residential complex is currently being implemented. Radev and Yotef discussed the possibility of building a Bulgarian cultural centre within the framework of the future complex. The PM expressed the readiness of the Bulgarian State, through the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Tourism, to assist in the implementation of the initiative. “Such a cultural centre would become an important centre for preserving the Bulgarian identity abroad,” the Prime Minister stated.
The meeting also focused on the condition of the Bulgarian churches St. George and St. St. Constantine and Elena in Edirne and the necessary measures for their maintenance and renovation. Radev announced that the Bulgarian State is providing financial support in the amount of EUR 100,000 for the Bulgarian community in Istanbul and EUR 20,000 for the Bulgarian churches in Edirne. “This support is an expression of the State’s commitment to preserving the spiritual and cultural connection with the Bulgarian communities abroad and it will continue,” said Radev. PM Radev Holds Talks with Bulgarian Exarchate Foundation Representatives 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-06-24 15:25:35 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