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Following the conversion of the Hagia Sophia to a mosque, Turkey turned the iconic Chora Church in Istanbul into a mosque on Monday as well.  The Chora Church, Kariye in Turkish, functioned as a museum for seventy-nine years. President Recep...

Turkey has stopped all trade activity with Israel over violence against Palestinians in Gaza, the Trade Ministry said on May 2. "Exports and imports to and from Israel have been suspended," the trade ministry said in a statement, adding: "Türkiye...

The fate of Byzantine-era monuments in Istanbul, Turkey, formerly the Byzantine capital city of Constantinople, has been the subject of international debate, as Turkey's government is slowly attempting to hide Istanbul's broader Byzantine history by targeting selective and low-grade...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Friday that he is postponing his scheduled meeting with US President Joe Biden at the White House. This was initially planned to take place on May 9. The postponement occurred due to ''changes...

You don’t have to be an expert to know that the relations between Greece and Turkey have been among the most turbulent in the diplomatic history of Europe. Rooted in a history of disputes, the two Mediterranean nations have gone...

The leaders of Greece and Turkey are scheduled to meet on May 13th in Ankara. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced he would meet his Turkish counterpart President Recep Tayyip Erdogan next month at the culmination of a two-day...

Turkey's main opposition party has claimed huge election victories in the main cities of Istanbul and Ankara. The results are a significant blow for Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had hoped to regain control of the cities less than a...

Turkey's main opposition party is closing in on victory in the major cities of Istanbul and Ankara, in important local elections that are a test for President Erdogan. Istanbul's opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who gained control of the city in...

Built as Byzantium around 657 BC and then renamed Constantinople in the 4th century CE after Constantine the Great made the city his capital, the city of Istanbul officially received its present name on this day in 1930. Surprisingly, the...

President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that if Turkish forces had advanced further south in 1974, Cyprus would be fully Turkish now. In a speech he delivered to Turkish military personnel at a dinner he defended the...