The floor has been covered with a turquoise carpet chosen by Erdogan. Intricate mosaics of the Virgin Mary, baby Jesus and other Christian symbols will be veiled by curtains at prayer time. Separate…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a decree on Friday ordering Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia museum to be handed over to the country's religious authority and reopened as a mosque,…
During the trial, Philip Manshaus made racist, Islamophobic and far-right statements. He said he only regretted he hadn't planned the attack better. He was also convicted of…