The 1934 Council of Ministers’ decision that granted Hagia Sophia a museum status was overturned last week by a decree from Council of State, which is the supreme administrative court of Turkey. HAGIA SOPHIA WILL BE TURNED INTO A MOSQUE President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that on July 24, Hagia Sophia would be open for prayers as a mosque. He ...
The political agenda in Turkey has heated up along with the weather. The government’s new political actions in some unexpected fields have sparked a massive debate among the Turkish public. PROTESTS AGAINST THE NEW LAW ABOUT JUDICIAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS The draft law on changing the status of the lawyer’s bars, which has been discussed frequently in the past weeks, has ...