Greek-Turkish relations
Greece says Turkish plans to map sea encroach on its territory
Jul 23, 2020
Greece accused Turkey on Tuesday of attempting to encroach on its continental shelf in a serious escalation of tensions between the two...
Turkey’s top religious authority head delivers Friday sermon at Hagia Sophia...
Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) head Ali Erbaş delivered the Friday sermon at Hagia Sophia with a sword in hand, presenting an Ottoman tradition...
Hagia Sophia and the Catastrophe of Symbolism
by Omar Ramahi
July 15, 2020
As a Muslim, I find Erdogan’s “decree” to change the status of Hagia Sophia (or Ayasofya in Turkish) from a...
Berlin dismisses claim “Greece & Turkey on the brink of war”,...
July 23, 2020
Berlin has dismissed the report of Bild newspaper that Greece and Turkey were on the brink of a war on Tuesday night....
Turkey: Back to Middle Ages
Hagia Sophia: World Council of Churches 'dismayed' over decision to turn museum into mosque
11/07/2020
The interim secretary-general of the World Council of Churches has...
Hagia Sophia ‘Day of Mourning’ unites Christians against Erdogan decision
By Emily Judd, Al Arabiya
23 July 2020
Christians around the world will unite on Friday in observing a ‘Day of Mourning’ for the Hagia Sophia...
Former Greek diplomat says Turkey will now face many internal problems
by Paul Antonopoulos
Former Greek Diplomat to Turkey, Leonidas Chrysanthopoulos, told Sputnik Hellas that the decision to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque would lead...
Une guerre gréco-turque est-elle possible ? Ses implications potentielles pour l’UE,...
Par Dimitris Konstantakopoulos
Jul18, 2020
Dans un article précédent, nous avons discuté de la décision d'Ankara de transformer Sainte-Sophie en mosquée dans le contexte stratégique plus...
4 questions to Mr. Erdogan
1. Is there any reference in the Qur'an that you should turn Christian churches into mosques?
2. How many thousands of Christian churches have you...
Erdogan inspects Hagia Sophia ahead of Islamic prayer on July 24
The Hagia Sophia will open as Muslim Mosque for the first time since 1934
July 19, 2020
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the Hagia Sophia...