Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia to be restored as a mosque
A Turkish court has ruled the 1934 conversion of Hagia Sophia into a museum illegal, thus paving the way for it to be turned...
World Council of Churches urges Erdogan to reverse Hagia Sophia decision
The World Council of Churches has called on Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to reverse his decision to restore the Hagia Sophia as a...
VIDEO: Dr Zakir Naik on Turkey’s restoration of Hagia Sophia as a mosque
The prominent Indian Muslim preacher Dr Zakir Naik shares his thoughts on Turkey's decision to restore Hagia Sophia back to mosque, after it was...
350,000 attend first jumu’ah prayers at Hagia Sophia Mosque for 86 years
Around 350,000 people have attended Friday prayers in Istanbul's Hagia Sophia Mosque after a Turkish court annulled a 1934 decree that had turned the...
Hagia Sophia khutba: Today is the day of honour and humbleness
This is the full transcript of the first jumu'ah khutba in Hagia Sophia in 86 years delivered by Imam Ali Erbas, the head of Turkey’s...
The restoration of Hagia Sophia Mosque: Symbolism, hope and Islamic revival
Deputy editor of 5Pillars, Dilly Hussain, speaks with Dr Yakoob Ahmed - a Ottoman historian at Istanbul University - about the restoration of Hagia...
EXCLUSIVE: Caliph Abdulhamid’s great-grandson on Hagia Sophia and Islamic revival
In this exclusive interview with the great-grandson of Caliph Abdülhamid II, deputy editor of 5Pillars Dilly Hussain discusses the restoration of Hagia Sophia Mosque and...
Turkey rejects calls to re-establish Caliphate
A spokesman for Turkey's ruling AKP party has said the nation will remain a secular republic after a pro-government magazine issued a call to...
Turkey appoints ambassador to Israel
Turkey has appointed a new ambassador to Israel after a two-year absence.
The move to appoint Ufuk Ulutas, 40, is part of an attempt to...
Erdogan: Turkey seeks to improve relations with Israel
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey hopes to improve its relations with Israel "to bring our ties to a better point."
Speaking...
