The ancient mosque stands out with its characteristics of no nail in its construction. Restored by Turkey’s Directorate General of Foundations in cooperation with Carsamba Municipality, the ...

Turkey has converted the ancient Chora church in Istanbul, previously a museum for over 70 years, into a mosque, marking the second major conversion in recent months.

New Istanbul mosque becomes largest in Turkey Camlica Mosque Complex able to accommodate 63,000 worshippers Can Erözden, Ali Murat Alhas | 03.05.2019 - Update : 04.05.2019 .

A Muslim cleric walks along a former Byzantine church which formally opened as a mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, May 6, 2024. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan formally opened a former ...

An aerial view of Istanbul’s Camlica Mosque, the largest in Asia Minor, Turkey [File: Yasin Akgul/AFP] Since the establishment of the modern republic by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in 1923, ...

The Byzantine Chora church, turned Ottoman mosque, was a museum for 79 years before reconversion. ... After 79 years, Turkey reopened the Kariye Museum as a mosque two weeks ago, ...