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22 Aug 2020

After Hagia Sophia, Turkey President converts Byzantine Chora church to mosque

The mediaeval Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, built near the ancient city walls of Constantinople, contains 14th century Byzantine mosaics and frescoes showing scenes from biblical stories. Like Hagia Sophia - the building was converted to a museum by Turkey`s secular republic more than 70 years ago.

21 Aug 2020

After Hagia Sophia, Turkey's historic Chora church also reconverted to mosque

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reconverted the historic Chora church, one of Istanbul`s most celebrated Byzantine buildings, into a mosque on Friday. This comes a month after opening the famed Hagia Sophia to Muslim worship. The mediaeval Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, built near the ancient city walls of Constantinople, contains 14th-century Byzantine mosaics.

10 Jul 2020

UNESCO says World Heritage Committee to review Hagia Sophia

"It is regrettable that the Turkish decision was not the subject of dialogue nor notification beforehand," the United Nation`s cultural body said in a statement.

10 Jul 2020

Fifteen centuries, two faiths and a contested fate for Istanbul's Hagia Sophia

President Tayyip Erdogan, whose ruling AK Party sprung from political Islam, has said the cavernous domed building should revert to being a place of Muslim worship.

10 Jul 2020

Turkey says Istanbul's museum Hagia Sophia now mosque after court ruling

Erdogan made his announcement just an hour after the court ruling was revealed, brushing aside international warnings not to change the status of the nearly 1,500-year-old monument that is revered by Christians and Muslims alike.

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