Turkey News News Turkey » Religion: In Turkey, acceptance of religion brings tension
ISTANBUL, Turkey – When two women in Islamic head scarves were spotted in an Italian restaurant in this city’s posh new shopping mall this month, Gulbin Simitcioglu did a double take. Covered women, ...
News Turkey » Religion: Book Unpacks Balkans’ ‘Love-Hate’ Relationship With Turkey
UK-based Turkish scholar Ahmet Erdi Ozturk takes fresh look at the role of religion, identity and power in Turkey-Balkan relations – which often feature love and hatred at the same time. A recently ...
News Turkey » Religion: Optimism ahead of pope's visit to Turkey for reopening of Istanbul's Greek Orthodox seminary
HEYBELIADA, Turkey (AP) — As Pope Leo XIV prepares to embark on his first trip abroad with a visit to Turkey to mark a key event that shaped the foundations of Catholic and Orthodox Christianity, ...
News Turkey » Religion: Turkey Using Religion To Promote Its Influence Across Post-Soviet Space – OpEd
When the Soviet Union collapsed, Western governments believed that Iran would promote Islam in the post-Soviet countries while Turkey would promote secularism and that the latter must be supported ...
News Turkey » Religion: Russia and Turkey are wielding religion as soft power – but one patriarch is standing in their way
Turkish nationalists are calling on the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to revoke the passport of Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, the highest ranking Greek Orthodox cleric in the US.