Contact Us

Spiritual center for Muslim Turks in Greece converted to music school

An Ottoman-era building that served as a spiritual center for Muslim Turks in Greece was converted to a music school as Türkiye's neighbor seeks to erase its historical links to the country.

  • 2
  • 10
Yet, the mosque, served as a center of faith for Muslims, joined the growing list of Ottoman heritage buildings misused by Greece. It now serves as a music school, Dr. Neval Konuk, who studies Ottoman heritage in the Balkans, said. The conversion is the latest in Greece's efforts to destroy its Muslim Turkish heritage as the tensions with its neighbor Türkiye escalate.