Hagia Sophia must remain part of humanity’s shared heritage: Spanish…
Spain's foreign minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya said on Monday it was important that Turkey's Hagia Sophia remains…
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Turkey and Greece exchange harsh words over Hagia Sophia prayers
Turkey and Greece exchanged harsh words on Saturday over the conversion of Istanbul's Hagia Sophia into a mosque, a…
Thousands gather around Hagia Sophia for first Friday prayers
Thousands of Turks gathered near Hagia Sophia early on Friday for the first prayers there since President Tayyip…
Turkey’s Erdogan says Hagia Sophia becomes mosque after court ruling
President Tayyip Erdogan declared Istanbul's Hagia Sophia open to Muslim prayer as a mosque on Friday after a top…
Russian church leader says calls to turn Hagia Sophia into mosque threaten…
Patriarch Kirill, the leader of Russia's Orthodox Church, said on Monday that calls to convert Istanbul's Hagia…
Turkish court weighs bid to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque
A Turkish court on Thursday heard a case aimed at converting the Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul back into a mosque…
U.S. urges Turkey to let Hagia Sophia remain a museum
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday urged Turkey to let Istanbul's former Byzantine cathedral of Hagia…
UNESCO Approval Needed to Change Hagia Sophia’s status: Greek Media
The Greek media has cited sources from UNESCO that changing the status of Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia, a World Heritage…
Outrage over Marisa Papen’s nude statue doll
Marisa Papen, a Belgian Playboy model, has yet again caused outrage over what many see as acts of blasphemy.
“Disrespectful Photo” Sparks Protest
A photo of a ballerina performing a sagittal split inside the Hagia Sophia museum has sparked elicited protest…