Turkey News News Turkey » Religion: Turkey formally opens another former Byzantine-era church as a mosque
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey formally converted The Church of St. Saviour in Chora, known as Kariye in Turkish, into a mosque in 2020, soon after it similarly turned Istanbul’s landmark Haghia Sophia ...
News Turkey » Religion: Turkey deports peaceful Christians under guise of ‘national security’ claims watchdog
Human rights advocate warns Turkey is systematically targeting Christians for deportation, with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's policies facing international scrutiny.
News Turkey » Religion: Piece of Jesus’ cross believed to be discovered in Turkey
An excavation at the Balatlar Church in Turkey’s Sinop Province uncovered the chest, which is made out of stone with crosses carved into it and appears to have been a repository for the relics of a ...
News Turkey » Religion: Pope Leo to visit eight cities in Turkey, Lebanon on first trip abroad as pontiff
Pope Leo will visit eight towns and cities in Turkey and Lebanon later this year, the Vatican said on Monday, his first trip outside Italy as pontiff, and he is expected to make appeals for peace ...
News Turkey » Religion: Germany and Turkey agree to train imams who serve Germany's Turkish immigrant community in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — About 5.5 million of Germany’s 83.2 million residents are Muslim, and almost 3 million people in the country are Turkish or have Turkish roots. BERLIN (AP) — Germany and Turkey agreed ...
News Turkey » Religion: Bronze bust of Egyptian goddess Isis unearthed at Satala necropolis in Gümüşhane, Turkey
The discovery emerged in the cemetery just north of the Roman walls at a site that once housed the headquarters of Legio XV Apollinaris on the empire’s eastern frontier.
News Turkey » Religion: ECHR Warns Turkey: Religion Classes Can’t Ignore Alevis
Issuing a verdict on the application of 14 families with Alevi background, ECHR ruled that “Turkish education system must have a basis respecting the families’ beliefs”. Issuing a ruling on the ...
News Turkey » Religion: ECHR Rejects Turkey’s Motion on Mandatory Religion Classes
The European Court of Human Rights rejected Turkey’s motion on the ruling that urged Turkey to remove mandatory religion classes in the education system. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ...