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'Thalapathy 68' shooting hits shores of Turkey
Most recently, the movie had wrapped up a part of its shooting in Thailand in its capital city Bangkok before returning to Chennai for completing...
Turkey turns iconic Istanbul museum into mosque
11 July 2020 12:57 AMShortly after the announcement, the first call to prayer was recited at Hagia Sophia and was broadcast on all of Turkey's main news channels. The...
World Council of Churches expresses dismay over Hagia Sophia
11 July 2020 6:22 PMSauca said the museum status had been “a powerful expression” of Turkey's commitment to inclusion and secularism.
Pope 'pained' by Hagia Sophia mosque decision
12 July 2020 8:23 PMSpeaking at a service in the Vatican, the Roman Catholic leader added that his "thoughts go to Istanbul.
Putin, Erdogan discuss Hagia Sophia over telephone
14 July 2020 12:46 AMPutin and Erdogan reiterated the need for an early end to the armed confrontation and a return to the negotiation process in Libya.
Istanbul's Hagia Sophia opens as a mosque for Muslim prayers
24 July 2020 9:06 AMTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to attend the inaugural prayers inside the sixth-century monument along with around 500...
Meet Gli, the insta-famous feline of Hagia Sophia
25 July 2020 11:54 AMWith thousands of Instagram followers and even a former US president as a fan, Gli the cat is almost as famous as her home, Istanbul’s ancient Hagia...
After Hagia Sophia, Turkey's historic Chora church also switched to...
21 Aug 2020 12:25 PMTurkish President Tayyip Erdogan reconverted the historic Chora church, one of Istanbul’s most celebrated Byzantine buildings, into a mosque on...