Hagia Sophia
UNESCO sent letter to Turkey regarding turning Hagia Sophia into a...
Jun 26, 2020
Ernesto Ottone Ramírez, Assistant Director-General for Culture said that UNESCO sent a letter to the Turkish authorities at the beginning of June regarding...
Accumulating explosive materials, facilitating a war between Greece and Turkey
Erdogan and the Hagia Sophia: Will He – Or Won’t He?
Facing ever shakier voter support, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may finally be ready...
Erdogan’s Cultural Wars
What caused Erdogan’s change of heart on Hagia Sophia?
March 29, 2019
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent remarks that Hagia Sophia, a famed Istanbul landmark,...
A symbol of civilizations: Hagia Sophia
MELİH USLU
December 10 2018
The first Hagia Sophia was built in 360 AD with a basilica layout and architectural features. In 405, Hagia Sophia was...
Erdogan and the Christians
By Stathis Habibis
Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom) was built in the 6th century in the then capital of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople, known now as...