BBC10 个月
Hagia Sophia: Turkey turns iconic Istanbul museum into mosque
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the decision after a court annulled the site's museum status. Built 1,500 years ago as an Orthodox Christian cathedral, Hagia Sophia was converted ...
Al Aqsa To Hagia Sophia: Historical Sites At Religious And Cultural Fault Lines
In a divided world, sacred spaces like Al Aqsa and Babri Masjid, which have raised nationalistic fervour, should have endured ...
Al-Monitor4 年
Erdogan's order making Hagia Sophia mosque brings cheers, mourning
Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...
TASS4 年
Turkey to keep protecting Hagia Sophia as cultural heritage site – Erdogan
TASS/. Despite the change in status, Hagia Sophia will still be protected as a cultural heritage site, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a press conference in Ankara Tuesday.
MercoPress6 天
Hagia Sophia will be open to visitors outside prayer times, and Christian icons will remain ...
Hagia Sophia, a major tourist attraction, has been the scene of Islam-linked activities in recent years. In 2018, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan controversially recited a verse from the Quran in ...
BBC4 年
In pictures: Hagia Sophia opens for Muslim worship
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is among the worshippers ... Kemal Ataturk. Getty Images Hagia Sophia, which was built 1,500 years ago, was a Orthodox Christian cathedral until the Ottoman ...
Al-Monitor4 年
Intel: Syria to build Hagia Sophia replica with Russian backing
Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...
Khaleej Times4 年
Hagia Sophia to open 'outside prayer times': Turkey
Hagia Sophia, a major tourist attraction, has been the scene of Islam-linked activities in recent years. In 2018, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan controversially recited a verse from the Koran in ...
来自MSN1 个月
Assad's fall: Will Erdogan get his 'leader of the Muslim world' moment?
The conversion of Hagia Sophia back into a mosque was not just a domestic move but a symbolic one, signaling Erdogan's intent to reclaim a historical and religious leadership role that once ...
The American Conservative4 年
Erdogan Channels Ottomans to Announce Imperial Dreams
presents Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan as heir to the Ottoman and Seljuk dynasties and portrays Turkish conquerors praying in the Church of Hagia Sophia, the former Byzantine basilica ...
MercoPress4 年
World condemnation of Turkey's decision to convert Hagia Sophia into a mosque
“I think of Hagia Sophia, and I am very saddened,” Pope ... Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who critics say is chipping away at the Muslim-majority country's secular pillars ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs1 个月
Turkey plans to open Hagia Sophia's underground labyrinth of tunnels after cleaning ...
The Turkish Ministry of Culture is undertaking a cleaning program of the underground spaces of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, aiming to make them accessible to the public. The project includes the ...