'My thoughts go to Istanbul. I think of Santa Sophia and I am very pained,' he said during his weekly blessing in St. Peter's Square
1 min read12 Jul 2020President Tayyip Erdogan had proposed restoring the mosque status of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, a focal point of both the Christian Byzantine and Muslim Ottoman empires and now one of the most visited monuments in Turkey
1 min read10 Jul 2020A Turkish court is likely to announce on Friday that the 1934 conversion of Istanbul's Hagia Sophia into a museum was unlawful, paving the way for its restoration as a mosque despite international concerns
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6 min read22 Apr 2014The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared
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