Former Byzantine churches are being converted to mosques – this threatens Istanbul’s cosmopolitan identity
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Converting Istanbul’s Byzantine churches implies a hierarchy prioritising the city’s Islamic past over all other periods.
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Converting Istanbul’s Byzantine churches implies a hierarchy prioritising the city’s Islamic past over all other periods.