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Tourists seen near mosaics of the Virgin Mary and Jesus inside the Byzantine Orthodox Church of the St. Saviour in Chora (known as Chora Church) in Istanbul. On May 6, 2024, it reopened as Kariye mosque, after 4 years of restoration.
ANALYSIS: Christians’ status remains precarious in the country that bridges West Asia and Southeast Europe.