Pontic Greek, which closely resembles Ancient Greek still lives on today, in communities near Turkey's Black Sea coast.

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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.

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 ...