A first-of-its-kind underwater museum, at the site of an ancient shipwreck off the uninhabited islet of Peristera, near Alonissos island, was inaugurated on Saturday. The unique opening ceremony was held in the…
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Greece is set to open its first underwater archeological museum on Saturday, August 1st. The underwater museum is located very close to the shores of the uninhabited island of Peristera and a…
On Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signed a decree changing the status of the Byzantine-era built Hagia Sophia from a museum to a mosque. The first Islamic service in the formerly…
Work is underway to convert Hagia Sophia from a museum to a mosque. Videos broadcasted by Turkish Media show municipal officials taking down all signs of the Turkish Ministry of Culture and…
An unexpected positive outcome came following the meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels. Greece was expecting only Cyprus and France at its side, but in the end a number of…
The mufti of a northern Greek town, has requested for Hagia Sophia to remain as a museum and not be converted into a mosque. Khalil Jihad, the Mufti of Komotini, urged respect…
Entitled ‘Erdogan Talks of Making Hagia Sophia a Mosque Again, to International Dismay’, an article on the New York Times notes that the Turkish president’s move to turn the Hagia Sophia museum…
According to Turkish journalist Mehmet Ardıç, who is Erdogan’s secret adviser, Turkey’s Supreme Court decided to overturn Kemal Ataturk’s decision (from 1934), which turned Hagia Sophia into a museum. “The Council of State…
Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece expressed his belief that Turkey will not dare turn Hagia Sophia, currently a museum, into a mosque. “They (the Turks) play whatever games are in…
More than 300 scholars across the world have expressed their concern regarding Turkey’s intention to change the UN world heritage status of Hagia Sophia from a museum and convert it into a…
Converting Hagia Sophia from a museum to a mosque would be “unacceptable”, a senior official in the Russian Orthodox Church said on Saturday. “We can’t go back to the Middle Ages now,”…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke for the first time about Hagia Sophia after the meeting of the Turkish Council of State, according to Ant1News. Just a day after Turkey announced that…
Greece stated that Turkey risks opening up “a huge emotional chasm” with Christian countries if it presses ahead with a proposal to convert Hagia Sophia into a mosque. On Thursday, Turkey announced…
A decision on whether Hagia Sophia will be converted into a mosque will be made within 15 days, Turkey’s Daily Sabah reported Thursday. “The hearing lasted about 17 minutes. The Council of State…
Speaking on Turkish state-owned Anadolu Agency, Turkey’s Justice Minister made bizarre claims that Hagia Sophia’s origins are as a mosque. “This [Hagia Sophia] is a matter of sovereignty for Turkey. Of course,…
73.3% of Turkish citizens are in favour of turning the Hagia Sophia into a mosque, according to a poll by pro-government newspaper Yeni Şafak. Only 22.4% answered “No”, while 4.3% did not…
The Presidential Communication Director of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Fahrettin Altun, has given hints from his Twitter account that the Hagia Sophia cathedral will once again be converted into a Muslim…
The Hagia Sophia Church in Pontus on Turkey’s eastern Black Sea coast was first turned into a museum, and then later a mosque. Now the church is being buried in concrete, Tourkika…
The National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens (EMST) will finally be open to the public this week and is ready to welcome visitors with its permanent collection on view, its exhibitions and…
Visiting folk museums that present how houses and other spaces were set up in the past can be a fascinating experience, but during one’s visit, it’s hard to forget one is in…