After the fall of the city, the Hagia Sophia Church was converted ... into mosques and demand the conversion of Hagia Sophia is that Turkey is an Islamic state and no other religion is tolerated.” In ...

This book is an invaluable resource for those interested in multifaceted relationships between women, religion and state in Turkey.' Hakkı Gűrkaş - Department of History and Philosophy, Kennesaw State ...

(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said on Thursday that he hopes to travel to Turkey next year to ...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that there was now a new reality in neighbouring Syria, where Turkey has ...

Francis made his first visit to Turkey in 2014 and met with Bartholomew there, as well as earlier that year in Jerusalem and on several occasions at the Vatican since. Associated Press religion ...