The Sancaklar Mosque is a privately funded mosque built on the outskirts ... Its contrast with the rugged stone walls and landscape signals its special nature. The Mihrab is a simple niche within this ...

The simplest mosque would be a prayer room with a wall marked with a “mihrab” – a niche indicating the direction of Mecca, which Muslims should face when praying. A typical mosque also ...

Last Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a decree turning Hagia Sophia into a mosque. Hagia Sophia had been a museum since 1935. There are many reasons floating around as to why ...

Construction began on Friday of a mosque in Istanbul's central Taksim square, a controversial project championed by Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but mired in years of court battles ...

SIMFEROPOL, March 18. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he has arrived Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the opening of the Central Mosque in Crimea. "I’ve invited ...