In response to the conversion of the historic Monastery of Chora into a Muslim place of worship, the US State…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan formally opened a former Byzantine church in Istanbul as a mosque on Monday, four years…
Istanbul, Turkey - President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan led Friday prayer at the historic Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul today,…
A Greek tourist displaying his country's flag inside Hagia Sophia in Istanbul has triggered angry reactions across Turkish social media,…
A Greek geologist warned that a major earthquake in Istanbul is "late." Seismologist Athanassios Ganas on ERTnews warned that a…
Dismantling efforts have begun on one of the four minarets surrounding Hagia Sophia after structural cracks were discovered, signaling the…
The changes in the Hagia Sophia have caused intense debates in Turkey, according to Cumhuriyet newspaper, whose recent publication included…
Hagia Sophia, the iconic historical monument in Istanbul, will now impose an entrance fee of 25 euros (825 Turkish liras)…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan mentioned the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque during an art award event in…
The images of shame from inside the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul are causing sadness. Video from a security camera shows…
Tourists planning to visit Hagia Sophia in Istanbul will be required to pay admission fees, beginning in January 2024, as…
A digital illustration of the Hagia Sophia that might have looked like this during the reign of the Palaiologos dynasty.…
Turkish Imam Halil Konakçı, with 1.7 million Instagram followers, said that the Turkish flag will fly over Jerusalem and likened…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday (Oct 8) inaugurated the first church built with government backing in the country's…
It is not the first time that the distinguished Turkish historian İlber Ortaylı has publicly warned about the danger of…
A prominent Turkish historian and academic is sounding the alarm about the stability of Hagia Sophia, stressing that if it…
Following the discovery of significant damage to the historic Orthodox Christian Hagia Sophia cathedral in Istanbul, which was converted into…
The Great Church of Holy Wisdom, Hagia Sophia, is a living monument to the glory of our Orthodox Christian Faith…
A Byzantine structure, which probably dates back to the fifth century, was discovered by archaeologists in the square of the…
Empress Theodora is referred to as the most powerful woman in Byzantine history. She was the wife of Justinian I,…