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 ...

Dispute erupts at Bulgarian church in Edirne after Greek-language liturgy row, prompting ban on Greek services in local ...

A pair of armed men busted into a Roman Catholic Church in Istanbul on Sunday morning and opened fire, killing one churchgoer before fleeing, Turkish officials said. The 11:40 a.m. assault on the ...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A man who was killed by two Islamic State gunmen during Sunday service at a church in Istanbul had gone into the building while out for a walk, his cousin said on Monday, while ...

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack on a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul during a Sunday Mass that killed one person, in a statement issued late Sunday. The extremist group ...

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 ...

ISTANBUL — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul during a Sunday Mass that killed one person. The extremist group said in a statement ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: This was the moment when two masked gunmen entered a church in Istanbul during Sunday service (January 28). One person was ...

ISTANBUL – The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople has signed a decree of independence for the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. Patriarch Bartholomew I signed the "Tomos" in Istanbul Saturday, ...

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.

The ruins of the Church of St. Polyeuktos, considered one of the most important structures of Eastern Rome and built around 1500 years ago, are being unearthed in archaeological excavations in ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack on a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul during a Sunday Mass that killed one person, in a statement issued late Sunday. The ...