Mosque
Culture
Turkey’s Erdogan Threatens to Turn Hagia Sophia to a Mosque
On the eve of Greek national day, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan voiced the possibility of reverting the Hagia Sophia to a mosque.
"This is not unlikely. We might even change its name to Ayasofya Mosque," Erdogan said during a...
Diplomacy
Turkey's Erdogan Demands Minarets for Athens Mosque
Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that minarets should be built on the mosque in Athens currently under construction.
"Why isn't there a minaret? Can a church be a church without a bell tower?" Erdogan was quoted as...
Greece
Search for Imam Begins as Athens Mosque Nears Completion
As Athens prepares to welcome the first government-funded mosque in the city in March, 2019, the search for an imam has begun.
The Education Ministry’s committee for the new mosque announced on Monday that Muslims who legally reside in Attica...
Archaeology
Turkey’s Constitutional Court To Decide If Hagia Sophia Will Become A Mosque
The Constitutional Court of Turkey is due to decide on Thursday whether Hagia Sophia will be turned into a place of Muslim worship after an appeal made by a private organization called "Authority for Historical Monuments and Environment".
The Temple that...
Europe
Erdogan’s Present to Albania: Biggest Mosque in the Balkans Nears Completion
Inaugurated in 2015 by the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Albanian counterpart Bujar Nishani the construction project of the Grand Mosque 'Namazgja' in Tirana is continuing faster than it was imagined.
Journalist Vincent Triest uploaded on Twitter the...
Culture
Restored 17th-Century Ottoman Mosque in Athens Opens to Visitors
The 17th century Fethiye Mosque, located at the ancient Roman Agora in central Athens has been restored.
Without cracks in the walls and on the roof, it opens with its first exhibition presenting the history of the monument and the...
Greece
Mosque in Athens to Be Ready in Early May
The construction of the Muslim mosque at the Athens district of Votanikos is expected to be completed in early May, the representative of the joint venture and managing director of INTRAKAT construction company Petros Souretis stated to Athens Macedonian...
Greece
Imam Arrested for Weapons Found in Xanthi Mosque Released Pending Investigation
An imam in charge of services at a village mosque in Xanthi, northeastern Greece was released without conditions on Wednesday, after testifying before a Xanthi public prosecutor. The imam had been arrested on Tuesday after police, acting on a...
Crime
Weapons and Ammunition Found Inside Mosque in Xanthi, Greece
Greek police on Tuesday, discovered weapons and ammunition inside a mosque in the city of Xanthi, northeastern Greece.
According to exclusive information released by newspaper Ekathimerini, Greek security services received a heads up some hours ago to check on a...
Education
Deputy Education Minister: There Should be Many Mosques in Greece for Refugees
Deputy Education Minister Kostas Zouraris said that there should be more mosques built for refugees who will stay in Greece.
Zouraris, a native of Thessaloniki, gave an interview to the city's North 98 radio where he expressed the view that...