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The west front of the Holy Trinity church in Taksim with its two bell towers, seen from the garden path
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Beyoğlu – Şişli

Community of Stavrodromi (Beyoğlu)

Beyoğlu Rum Ortodoks Kiliseleri ve Mektepleri Vakfı

A Rum community foundation (vakıf) in Beyoğlu.

Official name
Beyoğlu Rum Ortodoks Kiliseleri ve Mektepleri Vakfı
District
Beyoğlu
Type
Foundation
Status
Unknown
Location
Map (OpenStreetMap)

The Greek Orthodox community of Stavrodromi (Pera) built its first church, of the Presentation of the Virgin, in 1804, the church of Saints Constantine and Helen in 1861 and the church of the Holy Trinity in 1880. The Holy Trinity church in Taksim, the community’s parish church, was consecrated on 14 September 1880. It replaced an earlier wooden church of Saint George, which stood where the Zappeion girls’ school is today. The church has two symmetrical bell towers on its front and a large dome.

The Holy Trinity church was badly damaged during the events of September 1955. After a renovation of about two years, it was formally reopened on 23 March 2003.

The information on this page is documented by the sources listed at the end.

Sources

  1. Rum Vakıfları Derneği — Vakıflarımız
  2. Σύνδεσμος Υποστήριξης Ρωμαίικων Κοινοτικών Ιδρυμάτων — Τα βακούφια μας
  3. ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΑ ΣΤΑΥΡΟΔΡΟΜΙΟΥ — rumvader.org
  4. Beyoğlu Rum Ortodoks Kiliseleri ve Mektepleri Vakfı — rumvader.org
  5. Η ιστορία του ναού της Αγίας Τριάδος Σταυροδρομίου — Orthodoxia News Agency (2022-06-13) — community churches 1804/1861/1880, consecration 14 September 1880, earlier church of St George, September 1955, reopening 2003
  6. Aya Triada Rum Ortodoks Kilisesi (Beyoğlu) — Vikipedi (tr) — architectural description; accessed 2026-10
  7. Wikidata Q5638730 — coordinates of the Holy Trinity church

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