The decision to turn Haga Sophia from a museum back into a mosque sheds light on a broader truth about the reality of religious pluralism: multicultural openness is only possible if all cultures are willing to drop their pretensions of societal supremacy.
D.P. CurtinMarch 10, 2026
Israel has skillfully navigated the threats from Hezbollah, Hamas and Iran the last couple of years, but its greatest threat may yet come from Turkey under Erdoğan
Shay KhatiriOctober 28, 2025
One of the oldest active monasteries in the world, St. Catherine’s Monastery in the Sinai Peninsula, is at risk of being taken over by the Egyptian government
Paul MarshallJune 23, 2025
During Providence‘s Christianity & National Security Conference in 2023, Rebeccah Heinrichs, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and adjunct professor…
Rebeccah HeinrichsNovember 16, 2023
Christians and Jews faced terrible persecution in Turkey during WWII
Uzay BulutJuly 27, 2023
Turkey’s strategic importance has only increased with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Gordon R. Middleton & Simon MossJuly 5, 2023
For decades, Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople has been a guiding light for Eastern Orthodox Christians
Evagelos SotiropoulosJune 12, 2023
It is very likely that no matter who Turkey votes for, the votes will be recorded as Erdogan’s regime desires
Uzay BulutMay 19, 2023
Antioch was the first city where followers of Jesus were known as “Christians.” Now the city lies in ruins and its Christians are desperate.
Uzay BulutMarch 15, 2023