While the church is a happy turn of events for many Christians, some who have long tracked the affairs of Turkey’s religious minorities are skeptical. Successive Turkish constitutions have granted ...

European Court rules Turkey violated Greek Orthodox clergy rights by barring priests from minority foundation boards.

The remarkable discoveries include the best-preserved early image of Jesus discovered near the Turkish city of Iznik ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's radio and television watchdog RTUK on Thursday placed a two-week broadcasting ban on the popular ...

ANKARA (AP) — Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkey on Thursday on his first foreign trip, fulfilling Pope Francis’ plans to mark an important Christian anniversary and bring a message of peace to the region ...

Turkey still does not have a legal framework to ensure that religious minorities can function “without undue constraint,” says a European Commission report on the country, which is seeking membership ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey to be a source of stability and dialogue in a world riven by conflict, as he opened his first foreign trip as pope on Thursday with a plea for ...

The Religious Affairs Directorate, or Diyanet, is Turkey's main religious body responsible for coordinating most of the religious activity for the country's Muslims — including, overseeing state-run ...

People attend the inauguration of Mor Ephrem Syriac Orthodox Church, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the first Christian church to be built since the establishment of the Turkish ...