Hagia Sophia
Security tightened to protect historic Hagia Sophia
The 1,400-year-old Imperial Gate inside the Hagia Sophia Mosque has been put under protection after it was vandalized by unidentified assailants.
The unpleasant incident had come to light after a photo showing the fragmented door was uploaded by the Association of Art Historians (SATAD) on its social media platforms. "The door must be put under protection," SATAD said in the post.
Greek PM Mitsotakis expresses abhorrence over Hagia Sophia vandalism, in phone contact with UNESCO DG Azoulay
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday spoke with UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, with the former expressing his and the government deep sadness and abhorrence with condition of the Hagia Sophia, a World Heritage Site and the greatest basilica of eastern Christendom.
‘Imperial Gate’ in Hagia Sophia Mosque vandalized
Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Foundations has started an investigation to find out the unidentified assailant or assailants who have vandalized the 1,400-year-old Imperial Gate inside the Hagia Sophia Mosque in the metropolitan city.
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Vartholomeos denounces desecration of Panagia Soumela, Greek president ‘shocked’
Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos has sent a letter to Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy denouncing the ministry's move to desecrate one of Eastern Orthodoxy's most sacred shrines, the monastery of Soumela in Trebizond, Turkey, by granting permission to film a television ad with frenzied young people dancing as a DJ on screen plays music.
Hagia Sophia’s new cat missing: Official
A beloved Angora cat named "Kılıç," who resided at the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul since the opening of the marvel to Islamic worship last year, has gone missing, according to an official.
"Kılıç," which means "Sword" in English, was brought from the capital Ankara to befriend Gli, another feline living in the historic site for the last 16 years.
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Turkey to hold 2 exhibitions in New York next week
Turkey's Communications Directorate is set to hold two exhibitions in New York next week.
In a statement on Sept. 18, the directorate said that the exhibitions named American Ottomans and The Legends of Hagia Sophia will open doors for art lovers on Sept. 19.
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Islamist, nationalist outburst from Erdogan on Hagia Sophia
By George Gilson
When in July, 2020 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan turned the Hagia Sofia Museum into to a mosque, he sparked an international outcry.
Over a year later, addressing members of his AKP party in Rize, Erdogan accused the opposition of trying to keep Hagia Sophia closed.
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.
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