UNESCO Probe into Hagia Sophia Change of Status Ongoing

By admin 19 Νοεμβρίου 2020 No comment

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Photo source: UN News/Jing Zhang An inspection into the change of status of the World Heritage Site and former Orthodox church of Hagia Sophia into a mosque last summer has still not been finalized, said UNESCO this week. Despite UNESCO advising against Turkey’s decision to convert the historic site into a mosque […]

Greece and United States Discuss Cooperation in Culture, Arts, Film

By admin 25 Αυγούστου 2020 No comment

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Strengthening collaboration in culture, prioritizing the protection of cultural heritage and sites, and details for the Greece 1821-2021 bicentennial events topped the agenda of talks this week between Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni and US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt. Mendoni and Pyatt set out the priorities to be further discussed during a third round […]

Greece Condemns Turkey’s Court Decision to Turn Hagia Sophia into a Mosque

By admin 11 Ιουλίου 2020 No comment

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Greece on Friday condemned a Turkish court decision that allows to turn Hagia Sophia, an UNESCO World Heritage Site, into a mosque. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was among the many that expressed opposition to the decision. In a statement, the Greek PM said: “Greece categorically condemns Turkey’s decision to convert Hagia Sophia to a […]