Russia and China vetoed a last-ditch attempt by Western members of the U.N. Security Council to extend approval – which expires on Friday – for humanitarian aid to be delivered across two border …
UN Fails for 2nd Time to Agree on Syria Aid From Turkey
A divided U.N. Security Council has failed for a second time to agree on extending humanitarian aid deliveries to Syria’s mainly rebel-held northwest from Turkey as the current U.N. mandate was ending …
Turkey’s Erdogan announces Hagia Sophia museum will become a mosque again
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Friday that Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia would become a mosque once again, brushing aside a legacy of Turkey’s secularizing modern founder, who …
Foreign investors flee Turkey, Ankara’s isolation grows
An exodus of foreign investors has aggravated Turkey’s economic woes and could prove disastrous for the AKP’s political future.
Foreign investors flee Turkey, Ankara’s isolation grows
An exodus of foreign investors has aggravated Turkey’s economic woes and could prove disastrous for the AKP’s political future.
Turkey’s president formally makes Hagia Sophia a mosque
The president of Turkey on Friday formally reconverted Istanbul’s sixth-century Hagia Sophia into a mosque and declared it open for Muslim worship, hours after a high court annulled a 1934 decision …
World reacts to Turkey reconverting Hagia Sophia into a mosque
Greece, Cyprus and church leaders among those to express concern about changing the status of the sixth-century site.
Hagia Sophia: Turkey turns iconic Istanbul museum into mosque
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signed a decree converting Hagia Sophia in Istanbul – founded as a cathedral – into a mosque. Earlier Turkey’s top administrative court annulled the museum …
Turkey court ruling paves way for turning Hagia Sophia back into mosque
A court in Turkey has announced that it has ruled in favor of a government-backed proposal to turn the city’s famous Hagia Sophia museum back into a mosque.
UNESCO warns Turkey against Hagia Sophia mosque conversion
The UN’s cultural agency UNESCO warned Turkey on Friday against converting the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul into a mosque, urging dialogue before any decision is taken. The Hagia …