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The funerals of five rescue volunteers killed while battling a wildfire have been held in Turkey's capital Ankara ...
The historic Armenian Cathedral of Ani, also known as Surp Asdvadzadzin (Holy Mother of God), will be converted into a mosque, Turkish state-run media reports. The cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage ...
Experts say the claim that Ani was the site of the first Friday prayer in Anatolia, the basis for plans to convert it into a ...
Turkey's president has traveled to Albania's capital to inaugurate a Turkish-funded mosque as part of a trip to boost ties and discuss regional issues.
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Turkey’s president traveled Thursday to Albania’s capital to inaugurate a Turkish-funded mosque with 50-meter-high (160-foot-high) minarets as part of a trip to boost ...
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Turkey’s president traveled Thursday to Albania’s capital to inaugurate a Turkish-funded mosque with 50-meter-high (160-foot-high) minarets as part of a trip to boost ...
After the founding of a secular Turkish Republic in the early 20th century, the decision was made for both to be neither mosque nor church but simply museums. “Both Hagia Sophia and Chora embodied ...