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Uyghur community holds protests in Turkey against Chinese govt
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
In Turkey, a protest was carried out by Uyghur activists in Istanbul at 2:00 am in the early hours of November 26 near the historic Hagia Sophia mosque where Uyghurs gathered braving the cold shivering winter, according to media reports. Nearly a hundred activists including Uyghur groups.
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Erdogan visits Hagia Sophia after reconversion to mosque
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], July 20 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday paid a surprise visit to Hagia Sophia just days before the first Muslim prayer is scheduled to be held at the Istanbul landmark since it was reconverted to a mosque last week.
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Russian Orthodox believers grieve over Turkey's decision to convert Hagia
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 11 (Sputnik/ ANI): Russian Orthodox believers grieve over Turkey's decision to turn Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a mosque, the Rector of St. Seraphim church in the US city of Sea Cliff, New York, protopriest Seraphim Gan told Sputnik.
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