Biden says White House must press Turkey to refrain from further provocations
US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, in a statement issued by his campaign, said the Trump administration must Turkey to refrain from a further provocative...
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Europe must respond to Turkish actions in a united way says government spokesman
The response to Turkey’s unacceptable and extremely dangerous provocative behaviour that threatens stability and peace in the wider Eastern Mediterranean region can only be a...
Unesco should have been consulted over Hagia Sofia
Was court decision on Hagia Sofia contrary to international law? By Alper Ali Riza According to some modern thinkers history is as much about the...
Church bells to toll for five minutes as prayers held at Hagia Sophia (Updated)
Church bells in Cyprus tolled in a funereal tone for five minutes on Friday at noon to mark the conversion of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul...
Erdogan joins thousands at Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia for first Friday prayers
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan joined thousands of worshippers at Hagia Sophia on Friday for the first prayers there since he declared the monument, revered by...
Hagia Sophia, another step towards Turkey’s islamification
When Yunus Genc prays at Hagia Sophia on Friday it will mark the triumphant culmination of decades-long efforts by Islamist-rooted groups like his to convert...
Syllouris sends letter to Erdogan condemning Hagia Sophia decision
House President Demetris Syllouris on Thursday sent an open letter to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan condemning the decision to turn Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into...
House passes resolutions on Hagia Sophia, and Kokkina, Pyroi crossings
MPs on Friday approved two resolutions, one condemning the decision by Turkey to convert Hagia Sophia back into a mosque and another calling on the...
Church group says Turkey move on Hagia Sophia was political
The Cyprus Evangelical Alliance (CEA), an organisation seeking to promote unity among churches in Cyprus, slammed the decision taken by the Turkish government to revert...
Pope ‘very pained’ by decision to turn Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia museum into mosque
Pope Francis said he was hurt by Turkey’s decision to make Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia museum a mosque, the latest religious leader to condemn the move. “My thoughts...
Archbishop slams Hagia Sophia decision, calls Turks “uncivilised”
Turks have always been and will always be uncivilized and rude, Archbishop Chrysostomos said on Sunday, in a damning statement over the decision to convert...
Presidency condemns decision to turn Hagia Sophia into mosque
The presidency on Saturday strongly condemned Turkey’s decision to turn the church of Hagia Sofia from a museum to a mosque. Hagia Sofia was the...
Reaction to Turkish ruling and Erdogan statement on Hagia Sophia
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan declared Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia open to Muslim worship on Friday after a court ruled that the building’s conversion to a museum...
Cyprus condemns Turkish court ruling on Hagia Sophia (Updated)
Cyprus on Friday condemned a Turkish court decision to turn Hagia Sophia, an UNESCO World Heritage Site, into a mosque saying it ‘desecrates’ world heritage....
Disy tables House petition over Hagia Sophia
Ruling Disy on Friday said it has tabled in parliament a draft resolution condemning the Turkish government’s plans to turn Hagia Sophia to a mosque....
Changes to Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia could trigger heritage review -UNESCO
UNESCO must be notified of any change in the status of Istanbul’s sixth-century Hagia Sophia museum and the changes may have to be reviewed by its World...
Ataturk was wise to turn Hagia Sophia into a museum
By Alper Ali Riza Hagia Sophia in Istanbul was a Christian cathedral that became a Muslim mosque that became a museum. Modern Turkey sits at...