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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reconverted another historic Byzantine church into a mosque on Friday just weeks after opening the iconic Hagia Sophia to Muslim worship. The 4th century Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora was built near ancient Constantinople as part of a monastery. The church’s current form […]
By Donnelly McCleland — originally published by INcontext International Turkey and the European Union (EU) clashed on Monday [July 13] over Ankara’s decision to change the status of Hagia Sophia from a museum to a mosque and its continued energy exploration in disputed Mediterranean waters. After their first face-to-face meeting in […]
Originally published in Church Times Eastern Orthodox leaders have urged the Turkish government to abandon plans to turn the ancient basilica Hagia Sophia, now a museum, in Istanbul, Turkey, into a mosque, if approved by the country’s highest court in early July. “This is a masterpiece of architectural genius, globally […]
Originally published in Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin. Turkey’s President Erdogan has been stoking the fire of Islamic zeal, putting the country’s mostly Greek, Armenian and Assyrian remnant Christians – whom he vilifies as enemies – in a perilous position. At the time of writing (May 26-27), the regime was hinting […]