Chora church

Turkey reschedules Chora Church conversion to a mosque in May

The General Directorate of Foundations denies the reports about the first Muslim prayer on February 23 In May, the Chora…

12 months ago

Chora Church: Another Byzantine church in Istanbul is being converted into a mosque

According to the Yeni Şafak newspaper, on February 23, the Chora Church will open its gates as a mosque for…

12 months ago

Greek restorer Venizelos Gavrilakis brings artifacts back to life

For eight years, Greek restorer Venizelos Gavrilakis and his colleagues have preserved artifacts, icons, frescos and paintings in 25 Greek…

4 years ago

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew meets UNESCO Executive

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met with the Special Adviser to the Director-General of UNESCO, Mounir Bouchenaki in Istanbul on Tuesday. During…

4 years ago

Turkish Authorities Cover Priceless Byzantine Frescoes at Chora Church with Screens

Turkish authorities have covered priceless Byzantine frescoes and iconography at the former Chora Church, considered one of the most significant…

4 years ago

Turkish-born professor: Many Turks believe the bizarre narrative that they're descended from Central Asia

Axel Çorlu, an academic born in Smyrni (Σμύρνη, Turkish: İzmir), created controversy on Twitter in a thread where he denounced…

4 years ago

Back to turning Christian churches into mosques, the gas find is not adequate for Erdoğan

Whenever you want to know how good or bad a situation in a country is, observe how serious investors are…

4 years ago