Tag: Turkey

Attempted attack against Armenian church failed

An individual tried to burn the church but the attempt caused only minor damages.

Turkey labels USCIRF report 'biased' and 'unsubstantiated'

In a press release the Turkish MoFA worded a scathing response to the report.

Interview: Could the former basilica of Hagia Sophia again become a mosque?

The Great Cathedral of Hagia Sophia, was once the center of Eastern Orthodoxy, before being transformed into a mosque.

Waste management facility to be built near Virgin Mary’s House, Ephesus

Locals have informed the Vatican of what Izmir Metropolitan Municipality plans to build near the sacred place.

The very existence of Christianity in the Middle East is under threat

The number of Christians in Iraq fell from 1.5 million in 2003 to 200,000 today.

Water supply for Syria's Hasakah province restored

Nearly a week ago Turkish sponsored armed groups cut the water supply for 460,000 people in northeastern Syria.

In spite of religious "neutrality" muezzin heard in Hagia Sophia

Turkey uses Hagia Sophia as mosque for Islamic prayer again.

Armed groups cut water supply for northeastern Syria

Armed militias responsible for the operation are backed by the Turkish government.

Turkey: abducted Chaldean Christian found dead

Şimuni Diril and her husband were the last Christians still living in the village of Meer.

Christian cemetery attacks increase in Turkey

Last month, twenty of 72 gravestones in the Ortaköy Christian Cemetery in Ankara were destroyed.