The Chora Church was reopened as a mosque in May 2024 with nearly all of its Byzantine frescoes and mosaics visible. (all photos Jennifer Hattam/Hyperallergic) ISTANBUL — When the 11th-century Chora ...

Turkey’s tiny community of Assyrian Christians is looking to the future with renewed confidence after moves to construct their own dedicated church – the first to be erected in Turkey for decades.

Turkish President Erdoğan ordered Aug. 21 that Chora Church, a much-visited site in the Fatih district of Istanbul, be turned into a mosque and opened for Muslim worship. Interior and ancient mosaic ...

Two gunmen attacked a Catholic church in Istanbul, turning morning mass into a scene of terror and killing one man. The shooting happened at the Church of Santa Maria ...

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