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Greek EU Minister Schinas Expresses Anger Over Muslim Prayers in Hagia Sophia
European Union Vice-President Margaritis Schinas “Turkey must finally decide what its broader geopolitical goal will be,” said Margaritis Schinas, the European Commission’s vice-president and...
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Third-Century AD Statue of Woman Unearthed in Ancient Greek City of Perge
The statue of a female discovered on July 27 in Perge, Antalya, Turkey. The world has yet another archaeological treasure to study and admire this week as a statue created in the 300’s AD was...
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Erdogan Reopens Turkey’s Soumela Monastery After Restoration
Soumela Monastery, the Greek Orthodox edifice built in 385 AD which was included on UNESCO’s temporary list of World Heritage Sites in 2000, was reopened on Tuesday by Turkish President Recep Tayyip...
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UN Calls on Turkey to Make Hagia Sophia an “Intercultural Space”
Officials from the United Nations addressed the Turkish government, urging them to have Hagia Sophia established as a landmark of interfaith dialogue in order to help preserve its identity. UN human...
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Erdogan Reportedly Tells German Chancellor Merkel “We Are Starting Drilling”
Hagia Sophia and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. File Photos Responding to Thursday’s signing of a maritime agreement between Greece and Egypt delineating the EEZ’s of each nation, Turkish...
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The Call to Muslim Prayer Resounds from Hagia Sophia
Minutes after President Erdogan signed the decree turning Hagia Sophia into a Mosque, a crowd of Muslims gathered for a prayer at the UNESCO cultural site. Turkey’s administrative court annulled a...
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After Hagia Sophia Turkey Converts Another Byzantine Church to Mosque
Source: Gryffindor/Wikimedia commons Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a presidential decree on Friday turning the historic Holy Saviour in Chora, a medieval Byzantine church in western...
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Turkey Claims to Have Discovered Enormous Natural Gas Deposit in Black Sea
The Black Sea coast near Istanbul. Photo: pxfuelAccording to a new report by Reuters, Turkish President Erdogan claimed on Friday that his country’s experts have discovered the largest gas deposit that...
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Turkey Demolishes Greek Orthodox Church Known as “Hagia Sophia of Bursa”
Credit: Nilüfer Municipality Turkish authorities on Wednesday demolished a historic Greek Orthodox church in the region of Bursa, north-western Turkey, which had been abandoned. The Georgios Greek...
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2,400-Year-Old Mask of Ancient Greek God Dionysus Found in Western Turkey
The 2,400-year-old terra cotta mask of Dionysus just discovered at Daskyleion, in Turkey. Credit: CARAA/Twitter An extremely expressive terra-cotta mask, thought to represent the Greek god Dionysus,...
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Ancient Church Discovered Under Turkish Lake
St. Neophytos Basilica under Lake Iznik in Turkey. Credit: Arkeofili/vici.org/public domain The remains of a 1,500-year-old basilica constructed in honor of St. Neophytos have now emerged after water...
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Israeli Ambassador Walks Out of UN Assembly in Protest at Erdogan’s Speech
Turkish President Erdogan’s remarks at the UN infuriated the Israeli ambassador. Credit: UN Glad Erdan, the Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, walked out of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday in...
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Armenia Charges Turkey Shot Down One of Its Jets, Killing Pilot
Armenian flag. Credit: px fuel Armenian authorities charged on Tuesday that the nation of Turkey is responsible for the shooting down of one of its fighter jets, killing the pilot. If true, this would...
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Swedish Foreign Minister Exchanges Barbs With Turkish Minister in Tense Meeting
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (file photo) In an unusual trading of barbs aimed at each other’s countries, the foreign ministers of Sweden and Turkey exchanged pointed remarks at each other...
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EU “Strongly Deplores” Turkish Provocations Against Greece and Cyprus — While...
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis at EU Summit in Brussels on Friday. Credit: Greek Government European heads of states and governments met in Brussels on Friday in a summit which was to address a range of...
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Turkey Tests Missile at Site of Russian-Made S-400 Weapons System
The S-400 weapons system. Credit: Wikimedia Commons On Friday afternoon, Turkey tested a missile at the site where Turkey had indicated it was about to test one of its controversial S-400 missiles,...
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Ancient Greek Altar Found at Archaeological Site Near Antalya, Turkey
The marble altar. Credit: European Association of Archaeologists/ Twitter A marble altar with an ancient Greek inscription has been discovered at the site of Patara, close to the south-west coastal...
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Europe Responds to Turkey: Sorry to Disappoint, But This is Our Way of Life!
File Photo The European Union responded to Turkey on Sunday after Erdogan’s communications director accused Europe of intimidating Muslims. “Europe is an increasingly dangerous place for Muslims,”...
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European Leaders Blast Erdogan after Tirade
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and French President Emmanuel Macron. Credit: Greek Government Leaders from around Europe condemned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s inflammatory...
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European Commission Says it Will Rethink Position if Turkish Provocations...
The European Parliament in Strasbourg. Photo Credit: pxfuel.com The European Union will “have to think again” what it can do if Turkey continues its provocative actions and statements, the European...
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