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Turkey formally opens another former Byzantine-era church as a mosque

  • Turkey converted The Church of St. Saviour in Chora into a mosque in 2020, following a similar conversion of Haghia Sophia in Istanbul.
  • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan opened the former Byzantine church as a mosque despite criticism from Greece.
  • Both conversions were praised by Muslim followers but criticized by Greece and other nations concerned about protecting the Byzantine-era sites.
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Turkey formally opens another former Byzantine-era church as a mosque

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has formally opened a former Byzantine church in Istanbul as a mosque.

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Turkey formally opens another former Byzantine-era church as a mosque

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan formally opened a former Byzantine church in Istanbul as a mosque on Monday, four years after his government had designated it a Muslim house of prayer, despite criticism from neighboring Greece.

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Turkey formally opens another former Byzantine-era church as a mosque

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan formally opened a former Byzantine church in Istanbul as a mosque on Monday, four years after his government had designated it a Muslim house of prayer, despite criticism from neighboring Greece.

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Turkey formally opens another former Byzantine-era church as a mosque

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan formally opened a former Byzantine church in Istanbul as a mosque on Monday, four years after his government had designated it a Muslim house of prayer, despite criticism from neighboring Greece.

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Turkey formally opens another former Byzantine-era church as mosque

The conversions drew criticism from Greece and other countries who had urged Turkey to protect the important Byzantine-era monuments

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Turkey formally opens another former Byzantine-era church as a mosque

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan formally opened a former Byzantine church in Istanbul as a mosque on Monday, four years after his government had designated it a Muslim house of prayer, despite criticism from neighboring Greece.

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