About a month after converting Istanbul’s landmark Hagia Sophia into a Muslim house of prayer, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has now ordered another ancient Orthodox church to be turned into a mosque.
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France Requests UK Armed Forces to Help Deal with Migrant Boats Crossing Channel
Britain’s armed forces have been asked to help deal with boats carrying migrants across the Channel from France, the Defence Ministry said on Saturday after a spate of arrivals on the southern English coast.
SAT-7 Combats Spiritual, Scientific Coronavirus Misinformation
The rise of COVID-19 has seen the rise of another problem: misinformation. Around the world, people struggle to sort through biased, outdated, or simply incorrect information in order to find the means to keep themselves safe and healthy.
Turkish President Erdogan Prays with Muslims in Hagia Sophia After Former Church is Converted to a Mosque
People had travelled thousands of miles and slept on the cobbled streets to get a spot inside.
Death Toll in Turkish Migrant Boat Disaster Rises to 54
The death toll from a migrant boat disaster in Lake Van in eastern Turkey has risen to 54, the governor’s office said on Saturday, after three weeks of search operations.
Hagia Sophia, Foreign Christians Targeted in Turkey
Minority populations in Turkey increasingly find themselves “on the outs” with authorities and society-at-large. Concerning the future of religious freedom in Turkey, “It’s not looking positive,” says Daniel Hoffman, Executive Director of Middle East Concern.
Erdogan Shows Support for Turning Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia, Seat of Eastern Christianity for 900 Years, Back Into a Mosque
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in favor of turning Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia back into a mosque as a court is expected to decide within 15 days the fate of the Unesco world heritage site, which was the seat of Eastern Christianity for 900 years before […]
Syrian Refugees Find Reasons for Joy In Turkey: “If You All Are Smart You’ll Become Christians!”
Local missionaries delivering aid to refugees in Turkey had never seen an elderly Muslim woman look anything but sullen, so they were curious when they saw her laugh.
SAT-7 Condemns Vandalism of Armenian Churches in Turkey
On the program WorldView, SAT-7 TURK condemned the recent vandalism of Armenian churches in Turkey.
unfoldingWord’s New Translation Work Supports Church Planting in Iran
Typically, when Iran appears in the headlines, it’s connected to nuclear ambitions or tensions with the U.S. Meanwhile, there’s a spiritual movement underway in the Persian nation.
Refugee’s Odyssey Leads to Gospel Riches in Greece
The dank shelter a young refugee mother and her family took in an abandoned building in Athens was not the European life they had envisioned.
Coronavirus Leaves Middle East Refugees in Desperate Fight for Survival
Sitting in a tent in a camp of nearly 4,000 refugees in Turkey, a Syrian mother had gone two days without eating in order to provide the family’s remaining rice to her three children.
