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Mosque squeezed between two buildings surprises passersby
A mosque squeezed between two seven-story buildings on each side in the Central Anatolian province of Eskişehir has been surprising people passing by it for the first time.
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"People who do not know its condition cannot find it easily as it is hidden between buildings," a local said.
UNESCO slams Turkey over conversion of Hagia Sophia into mosque
Turkey also came under criticism over the conversion of the Chora Monastery into a mosque
Turkey says UNESCO's remarks on Hagia Sophia Mosque 'biased'
The Turkish foreign ministry on July 24 rejected the U.N. cultural agency's remarks on the state of Hagia Sophia after it was converted to a mosque and said its statement is "biased and political."
Erdoğan marks first anniversary of Hagia Sophia Mosque's reopening
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on July 24 marked the first anniversary of the reopening of Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque.
Medieval mountain gate reinstalled after 79 years
Dağkapı, a medieval mountain gate, was reinstalled to the 8,000-year-old Walls of Diyarbakır on June 2 after its renovation.
The gate, which has a history of more than a thousand years, was meticulously repaired by specialists and installed to the wall with the same antique grandeur.
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Elderly woman graduates to become doctor at 74
A retired elderly woman who had to give up her doctorate in medical sciences at a young age because of her marriage has now become a doctor at the age of 74 after receiving her degree from Istanbul University's Cerrahpaşa Medicine Faculty.
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Pope Francis accepts Sakellaropoulou’s invitation to visit Greece
Pope Francis has accepted the invitation of President Katerina Sakellaropoulou to visit Greece in September.
Sakellaropoulou issued the invitation in a telephone conversation with the pope about a year ago.
Erdogan's making Hagia Sophia a mosque
Turkey’s historical peninsula to host digital art exhibition
Istanbul's Binbirdirek Cistern will host a three-day digital art exhibition, titled 'Dalınç,' starting today.
Organized by Mezo Digital and curated by Seyhan Musaoğlu, the joint exhibition is the first leg of the Istanbul Digital Art Festival (IDAF).
Foundation promotes İznik tiles worldwide
With a mission to promote the traditional art of handmade İznik tiles, which disappeared 400 years ago without a trace, the İznik Foundation has been making efforts to keep the art alive by producing these exceptional pieces of work in its workshop in İznik.
These tiles are produced with original recipes from 600 years ago with traditional production methods.
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Underground cisterns of Istanbul displayed for 1st time
Within the scope of a research project that lasted three years, a Turkish historian toured the historical peninsula of Istanbul and explored underwater cisterns, aqueducts, wells and fountains.
"We scanned the mysterious remains under the Topkapı Palace, the Hagia Sophia and the Hagia Irene as we toured around the places with a boat," Arzu Ulaş told Demirören News Agency on June 12.