Turkish court considers status of Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia
Ankara, TurkeyAP A state attorney on Thursday recommended that Turkey’s highest administrative court reject a request that Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia, which now serves as museum, be turned back into a mosque, state-run media reported. The 6th century structure was the Byzantine Empire’s main cathedral before it was changed into an imperial mosque following the […]
Significant Sights: Virtual tours make church visits possible in a time of coronavirus
With the coronavirus keeping people at home all over the world, DAVID ADAMS looks at how you can visit five of the world’s most famous churches without leaving the comfort of your own home…
ESSAY: CHRISTIANS HAVE LIVED IN TURKEY FOR TWO MILLENNIA – BUT THEIR FUTURE IS UNCERTAIN
In an article first published on The Conversation, RAMAZAN KILINC, of the University of Nebraska Omaha, looks at the history of Christians in Turkey…