TEHRAN (IQNA) – The "International Committee to Support the Prophet of Islam" announced its establishment in Turkey’s Istanbul on Tuesday.
News ID: 3476220 Publish Date : 2021/10/27
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Milad-Un-Nabi celebrations marking the birthday of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) were held at mosques in Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul, on Sunday evening.
News ID: 3476095 Publish Date : 2021/10/18
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Thousands of worshippers turned out in Istanbul’s central Taksim Square on Friday to mark the inauguration by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of a new mosque.
The construction of the mosque, which has a capacity to host 2,250 worshippers, had begun in 2017.
News ID: 3474826 Publish Date : 2021/05/29
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Four men were sentenced to life in prison for their role in a 2016 suicide bombing in Istanbul.
News ID: 3474383 Publish Date : 2021/04/06
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, recently bought 9 manuscripts of the Quran and other artworks in a Sotheby's auction.
News ID: 3474342 Publish Date : 2021/04/03
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The World Halal Summit started in Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday with the participation of industry players and investors from all over the globe.
News ID: 3473478 Publish Date : 2020/12/22
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The restoration of Istanbul’s 17th-century Vanikoy Mosque, which was eviscerated by a fire due to a short circuit on Sunday, will be completed within two years, Istanbul Gov. Ali Yerlikaya said Wednesday.
News ID: 3473163 Publish Date : 2020/11/18
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The fire that gutted the 17th-century mosque along the Bosphorus was caused by a short circuit, the Fire Department said Tuesday.
News ID: 3473152 Publish Date : 2020/11/17
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed his sadness late Sunday over a fire at Istanbul’s 17th century Vanikoy Mosque and said restoration work would be carried out soon.
News ID: 3473134 Publish Date : 2020/11/16
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The historic Vanikoy Mosque in Istanbul’s Uskudar district appeared to have been severely damaged after a fire broke out Sunday.
News ID: 3473128 Publish Date : 2020/11/15
TEHRAN (IQNA) – People in Istanbul, Turkey, held a rally to condemn the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo for republishing offensive cartoons of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
News ID: 3472548 Publish Date : 2020/09/14
TEHRAN (IQNA) – After 86 years, worshippers attended Friday prayers at Hagia Sophia Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 24.
News ID: 3472082 Publish Date : 2020/07/25
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Istanbul's historic Hagia Sophia reopened for Friday prayers for the first time since a decision was made to turn it back into a mosque after more than 80 years as a museum.
News ID: 3472069 Publish Date : 2020/07/25
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid a surprise visit to Hagia Sophia on Sunday just days before the first Muslim prayers are due to be held at the Istanbul landmark since it was reconverted to a mosque last week.
News ID: 3472042 Publish Date : 2020/07/20
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Activists and the faithful converged outside Hagia Sophia in Turkey’s Istanbul as a top court ruling for the museum paved the way for its reversion into a mosque in a landmark decision on Friday.
News ID: 3471959 Publish Date : 2020/07/11
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The European Union lamented on Friday Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to declare Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia open to Muslim prayer as a mosque, after a top court ruled that the building’s conversion to a museum was illegal.
News ID: 3471949 Publish Date : 2020/07/11
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Suzan Shaikha is a Syrian Quran activist residing in Istanbul, Turkey.
News ID: 3471944 Publish Date : 2020/07/10
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A Turkish court on Thursday heard a case aimed at converting the Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul back into a mosque and will announce its verdict within 15 days, a lawyer said.
News ID: 3471864 Publish Date : 2020/07/02
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The 12th International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance will start in Istanbul, Turkey on Sunday.
News ID: 3471681 Publish Date : 2020/06/13
TEHRAN (IQNA) – More than 73% of Turkish citizens are in favor of turning the Hagia Sophia into a mosque, according to a poll by pro-government newspaper Yeni Şafak.
News ID: 3471670 Publish Date : 2020/06/12