ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Despite being the home of extravagant and iconic Islamic architecture, mosques in Turkey are increasingly missing one of their core elements - worshippers. A recent study ...

Like the Hagia Sophia, the fourth-century Chora monastery in Istanbul was operating as a museum. The Turkish government formally converted a former Byzantine church into a mosque Friday, a move that ...

The Selimiye Mosque in Edirne, Turkey was designed by the famous architect Mimar Sinan. Its massive dome and symmetrical ...

Discover why Turkey is one of the world’s most fascinating and culturally rich countries! In this video, we dive into the many reasons Turkey is famous, from its stunning handwoven carpets and ...

Over the past two decades, Turkey has seen a rapid increase in mosque construction. Earlier this year, the country’s largest place of worship – Istanbul’s Camlica Mosque, which can accommodate 63,000 ...

In Istanbul today, Turkey's president attended the first Muslim prayers in 86 years in the iconic Hagia Sophia - originally a 6th century church, then a mosque, then a museum, and now once again a ...

The Turkish government has decided to turn a 12th-century Byzantine church into a mosque, a fate like that of Istanbul’s famous Hagia Sophia, says a report. The Church of the Holy Savior in Chora, ...

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