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Turkey converts another ancient Orthodox church to mosque: report

August 21, 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday ordered another ancient Orthodox church that became a mosque and then a popular İstanbul museum to be...

Diplomacy

Russian officials, Orthodox church warn Turkey over Hagia Sophia move: report

July 7, 2020

Russian officials and the Orthodox church on Monday urged caution over calls in Turkey to alter the status of the Hagia Sophia, the historic...

National

Turkey’s minority groups deny pressure, say they are free to practice their faith

July 31, 2018

Eighteen representatives of religious minority groups in Turkey have a released a joint statement in which they deny the existence of any government pressure...