The new generation of Turkish passports will feature updated designs, including a drawing of the 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia, a Byzantine cathedral turned mosque, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in an address to the nation. Erdogan has officially transformed the architectural gem of Istanbul from museum to the mosque in 2020 year, which was a highly […]
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Imperial gates of Hagia Sophia damaged
The historic Imperial Gate of Hagia Sophia was damaged, the Turkish Union of Art History said on Tuesday, attaching a photograph of the damage to the statement. The picture shows in detail how the oak wood of the 15-century gate was damaged. The head of security simply said, “Don’t worry, this can be fixed.” The […]
Bomb explodes outside makeshift mosque in central Athens
The explosion of a homemade bomb occurred on Sunday afternoon, near an underground mosque in the center of Athens. There were no reports of casualties, but material damage was recorded, including 3 cars parked in the neighborhood. The explosion occurred at 15:40 at the entrance of an apartment building located at 22 Stefanu Byzantiou Street, […]
Turkey turns another Hagia Sophia into a mosque on Christmas Eve
Turkey turned another Hagia Sophia church into a mosque. To highlight yet another provocation against the former Greek Orthodox community and Greece, Ankara held a mosque opening ceremony on Christmas Eve, December 24. The 12th century church is located in the northwestern province of Edirne on the border with Greece. It was converted into a […]