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A group of people from the Alperen Hearths, an ultranationalist youth organization linked to the right-wing nationalist Great Union Party (BBP), on Dec. 11 recited the ezan (Muslim call to prayer) and performed prayers inside Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia museum

Terrorist groups in both Turkey and abroad are being used as "pawns" by power who "have set their eyes" on the country, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Aug. 26 in the Malazgirt district of the eastern province of Muş.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has criticized the United States for its support of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), arguing that the weapons the U.S. provided in Syria "have ended up in Turkey."

Opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has condemned recent attacks on synagogues in Turkey protesting Israel's recent moves to prevent Palestinians from accessing the holy al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, stating that any restrictions to the freedom of conscience of Jews in Turkey "is not approvable."

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan harshly slammed the attack on the Neve Shalom synagogue by an ultra-nationalist group. The group had claimed the protest was a response to the restrictions on the al-Aqsa mosque.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan harshly slammed the protest on the Neve Shalom synagogue by an ultra-nationalist group on July 22 who threw stones at the synagogue in Istanbul's Beyoğlu district, claiming response to the restrictions on the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.

A Turkish ultra-nationalist group has attacked a synagogue in Istanbul's Beyoğlu district with stones during a protest against the new Israeli restrictions on Palestinians' entry to the al-Aqsa mosque.

Ten people were detained at the LGBT Pride March in Istanbul's Taksim Square on June 25, as tension rose after the Istanbul Governor's Office banned the march.

Police took strict measures at the entrance of the square and İstiklal Avenue, carrying out ID checks and searches, Doğan News Agency reported.

Istanbul Governor's Office has announced that it will not allow the LGBT Pride March, which was set to take place on June 25 in Istanbul's Taksim Square, citing security concerns and public order.

The Greek Foreign Ministry was swift in its response on Friday to comments by a nationalist Turkish politician suggesting that the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hagia Sophia should be transformed into a mosque.