Abrahamic religions
New vandalism in the Hagia Sophia: The Imperial Gate emblem was stolen (video)
Since the conversion of the once Christian Cathedral into a Mosque, it has been vandalised many times
No single FETÖ member extradited by Western allies
Türkiye's allies, including the United States and European powers, have not extradited a single FETÖ member out of a total of 633 requests for extradition since the July 15 failed coup attempt, according to the data by the Justice Ministry.
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Türkiye marks 6th anniversary of foiled coup
Türkiye is commemorating the sixth anniversary of the July 15 thwarted coup across the country with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and other senior government officials attending events in Ankara and Istanbul.
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Art detective recovers the ‘Blood of Christ’ relic
It was 10:30 pm on a Friday when Arthur Brand got the delivery he was nervously expecting. His doorbell rang, and when he opened the door no one was there. Instead, a cardboard box was waiting for him at the door in the dark.
In that box he said was one of the most sacred artefacts ever stolen from the Catholic Church: the "Precious Blood of Christ" relic.
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Over 5,000 injured while sacrificing animals
There were 5,102 people hospitalized for injuries while sacrificing animals on the first day of the Eid al-Adha across the country, Demirören News Agency has reported.
"The emergency rooms of hospitals were filled by inexperienced butchers," the agency said on July 10.
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Mufti calls for equality of Muslim community in Slovenia
Ljubljana – Mufti Nevzet Porić said that authorities should eliminate discrimination between religious communities so that “the Islamic community will be treated as an equal community in the Republic of Slovenia” as he addressed Muslim believers during an Eid al-Adha service at Ljubljana’s mosque on Saturday morning.
Muslims ’stone the devil’ as almost million-strong hajj winds down
Muslim pilgrims cast pebbles in the "stoning of the devil" ritual marking the start of the Eid al-Adha holiday on July 9, as this year's expanded hajj pilgrimage was winding down.
From first light, small groups of worshippers made their way across the valley of Mina, near Mecca in western Saudi Arabia, to throw stones at three concrete walls representing Satan.
Pilgrims scale Mount Arafat for climax of biggest COVID-era hajj
Huge crowds of Muslim pilgrims prayed on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat on July 8, the high point of the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the pandemic forced drastic cuts in numbers for two years in a row.
Are leaders “playing God”?
By Dr Pierre Casse, IEDC Professor and Elnura Irmatova, IEDC Research Assistan "I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability" Oscar Wilde Background God (the ultimate leader!) has always been questioned and even challenged. It seems that human beings have a very strong need to get an answer to a simple question: Why do we exist?
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Secret Power wins Türkiye’s most prestigious horse race
Jockey Özcan Yıldırım won Türkiye's most prestigious horse race on June 26 with racehorse Secret Power.
A total of 22 horses competed in the Gazi Race held on a 2,400-meter grass track.
Secret Power, owned by Emrah Karamazı, came first at 2:31:04 in the 96th Gazi Race, winning a price of 3.85 million Turkish Liras ($230,000).