Cypriot President: Converting the Chora Church into a mosque is an act of disrespect on the part of Turkey
The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, expresses his condemnation for the conversion of the Chora Church into ...
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
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Metropolitan of Constantia: If UNESCO cannot protect culture, create another organization
Metropolitan Vasilios of Constantia and Famagusta commented on the new shameful and profane decision of Turkey to convert into a ...
Archbishop of Australia: Turkey insists on following a path of disrespect for religious monuments of the Orthodox Church
On the occasion of the decision to convert the historic Chora Church, in Constantinople, into a mosque, Achbishop Makarios of ...
Greek Culture Min on Chora Church: Its value is comparable to that of Hagia Sophia
"It is an affront to the world cultural heritage that a museum, such as the Chora Church since 1958, has ...
Greek President: Conversion of Chora Church into a mosque is a distortion
"It is a distortion of the character of another world heritage site," said the President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina ...
Moscow Patriarchate reacts to conversion of Chora Church… by attacking Ecumenical Patriarchate
By Kostas Onisenko "It is painful and extremely sad that the Turkish leadership is disdaining World Heritage sites," the vice-chairman ...
Greek govt spokesman: We will take any action on issue of converting Chora Church into mosque
Greek Government spokesman Stelios Petsas spoke to Greek radio station SKAI 100.3 about Greek-Turkish relations and Erdoğan's decision to convert ...
Greek Foreign Minister: Another challenge to religious people around the world
The Greek government reacts strongly to the new Turkish challenge to convert another monument into a mosque. "Today's decision by ...
The frescoes of the Chora Church in Constantinople
The Chora Church in Constantinople (museum and from today a mosque) is the most important monument of the Palaeologan period ...
After Hagia Sophia, Erdogan converts the Chora Church into a mosque
After Hagia Sophia, the Erdogan government converted another World Heritage Site, the Chora Church ("Church of the Holy Savior in ...
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