A major survey into religiosity in Turkiye has found that 11% of young adults aged 18-24 “do not believe in God”. The figure rose to nearly two in five (18%) among those with a master’s degree or doctorate. The number of non-believers in the next age group up, 25-34, dipped to 6% — closer to […]
Hundreds of worshippers from North Cyprus have attended a special Ramazan Bayramı (Eid al-Fitr) service at one of Islam’s holiest sites in Larnaca on 7th July. The prayers at the Hala Sultan Tekke were led by Dr. Talip Atalay, head of the TRNC’s Religious (Islamic) Affairs Department and as Müftü, the most senior Islamic cleric […]
Work is under way on a £580,000 conservation programme for the historic Ayios Panteleimonas Monastery in Çamlıbel. Part of the UN’s Development Programme (UNDP), its restoration is fully-funded by the European Union. The project was first announced on 18 April (International Day of Monuments) by Cyprus’ Bi-Communal Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage. The Çamlıbel monastery […]
