A flag of an Islamic extremist terrorist organisation inside Hagia Sophia, has been filmed and published on social media. “Afghan Taliban flag was raised in HagiaSophia, Turkey by pro-Taliban activists,” said Noor…
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After initially praising Turkey’s conversion of Hagia Sophia, Iran has once again congratulated the country for the conversion of what was first a Christian Cathedral into an Islamic mosque. Ali Akbar Velayati,…
On Tuesday, 28 July, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios paid a visit to Government House in Sydney at the invitation of the Governor of NSW, Her Excellency the Hon. Margaret Beazley. Mrs Beazley…
In an interview with Greek television station MEGA, Armenia’s Foreign Affairs Minister said that Turkey has violated Hagia Sophia, a symbol for harmony, tolerance and dialogue. The former permanent representative of Armenia…
The Syrian government has announced that it will build a replica of the Hagia Sophia, according to Lebanon’s Al-Modon media. This in opposition to the Turkish regime’s conversion of Hagia Sophia into…
Major Greek channel ANT1 has decided to cut a Turkish series from its programming due to the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque. The move by Turkey led to the cancellation…
In the aftermath of converting Hagia Sophia into a mosque, Turkey is now on a propaganda campaign to demonstrate its supposed religious diversity and tolerance. The five minute video which was entirely…
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with the Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya at Maximos Palace on Tuesday. The meeting focused on the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean. After presenting the Greek…
Divided on how to deal with Turkey, some European leaders are calling for sanctions and others are calling for a reset in Euro-Turkish relations. French President Emmanuel Macron and the German Chairman of the Parliamentary…
The Organising Committee of the International Congress of Byzantine Studies has announced that it has postponed this year’s congress and Istanbul will no longer hold the event, Turkey’s Gazete Duvar reported. “After…
Following a cabinet meeting in Ankara on Monday, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke about the issue of Hagia Sophia for half an hour, Iefimerida reported. According to Istanbul correspondent for OPEN TV,…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expressed pleasure about the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque and congratulated the Turkish people in a phone call with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday, Turkey’s…
Letters to the national commissions for UNESCO were sent by the president of the Hellenic National Commission for UNESCO, Ekaterini Tzitzikosta, asking for support for the preservation of Hagia Sophia as…
“Respect of democracy and focus on defending our country is the strongest message of unity and a responsibility of all of us,” said President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou, at the…
Despite international condemnation, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan led the first Muslim prayer in Hagia Sophia in 86 years on Friday. Thousands of people attended the first prayer in and around Hagia Sophia. The…
The US State Department has released a new statement on online Hellas Journal outlet, reiterating its disappointment with the decision of the Turkish government to convert Hagia Sophia to a mosque, which…
July 24. A day of mourning for Hagia Sophia (Church of the Holy Wisdom) and for all Christians. All around Greece, church bells are ringing in mourning, while flags are at half-mast.…
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited Hagia Sophia, a World Heritage monument which he turned into a mosque, to inspect how the ‘conversion’ was going before the first Friday prayer. Inside, turquoise-coloured carpet…
Following is a joint statement on the status of Hagia Sophia released by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church of Australia and Archbishop Mark Coleridge, President of the…
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America met with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence at the White House on the concerns of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese…