Greece: Turkish Church Conversion an Act of ‘Symbolic Violence’
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou denounced Turkey’s conversion of the historic Church of Chora into a mosque as an act of “symbolic violence” this weekend.
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Turkey to Convert Second Iconic Christian Church into Mosque
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has ordered that a second ancient Christian church be turned into a fully functioning mosque, just one month after a similar decision to convert Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia for Muslim worship.
Majority of Greeks Unhappy with EU Response to Hagia Sofia Mosque Conversion
A majority of Greeks have expressed dissatisfaction with the international response to the Turkish regime announcing it would be converting the Hagia Sophia into a mosque.
World Council of Churches Dismayed by Re-Islamisation of Hagia Sophia
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – The interim secretary-general of the World Council of Churches has written to Turkey’s president expressing his “grief and dismay” over Turkey’s decision to change the status of Istanbul’s landmark Hagia Sophia from a museum to a mosque.
Greek Govt Opposes Turks Converting Hagia Sophia into a Mosque
Greek government spokesman Stelios Petsas has come out against the proposal from Turkey to convert Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia back into a mosque, saying such a move would strain relations between Christians and Turkey.
Yair Netanyahu Triggers Erdogan with ‘Istanbul is Constantinople’ Tweet
TEL AVIV – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “twist the ear” of his son Yair to punish him for calling Istanbul by its former name of Constantinople. “You should twist the
World View: Constantinople Grants Ukrainian Orthodox Church Independence from Russia
Contents: Constantinople grants Ukrainian Orthodox Church independence, causing historic split with Russia; Russia says that Constantinople’s decision is ‘catastrophic’
