Provocative Erdogan inaugurated Chora Church as mosque – Strong reaction from Greek FM
Recep Tayyip Erdogan officially declared the conversion of the Chora Monastery, a Byzantine church in Constantinople, into a mosque during ...
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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew participated in Turkish local elections
On Sunday, March 31, 2024, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew fulfilled his civic duty by visiting the polling station at the Phanar ...
Greek diplomatic sources condemn Turkish President’s comments on Cyprus invasion
Diplomatic sources have strongly criticized Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent remarks regarding the illegal invasion of Cyprus in 1974, ...
Erdoğan: Had we advanced further south, Cyprus would have fallen entirely under our control
"Had we advanced further south, Cyprus would have fallen entirely under our control," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said when ...
Erdogan described Hagia Sophia as a symbol of Turkish century
During an art awards ceremony in Constantinople last night, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan referred to the conversion of Hagia ...
Global Center of Pontian Hellenism to Turkish President: We expect you to review request of Ecumenical Patriarch on Panagia Soumela Monastery
The Global Center of Pontian Hellenism sent a letter to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan regarding the banning of performing the ...
Erdogan’s rant: The biggest dream of my youth was to… liberate Hagia Sophia
Recep Tayyip Erdogan made new provocative statements on the issue of turning the Hagia Sophia into a mosque, noting that ...
Greek PM Mitsotakis and Turkish President Erdogan speak on the phone
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke on the telephone with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday, government sources said. According ...
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: I am shocked by Erdogan’s statements about Hagia Sophia
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew said he was shocked by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's recent statements about converting Hagia Sophia into a ...
Turkey: They are in favor of converting Hagia Sophia into a mosque
The overwhelming majority of the voters for the ruling party AKP are in favor of converting Hagia Sophia in Constantinople ...
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