Thousands gather around Hagia Sophia for first Friday prayers
Thousands of Turks gathered near Hagia Sophia early on Friday for the first prayers there since President Tayyip…
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Turkey’s Erdogan says Hagia Sophia becomes mosque after court ruling
President Tayyip Erdogan declared Istanbul's Hagia Sophia open to Muslim prayer as a mosque on Friday after a top…
UNESCO Approval Needed to Change Hagia Sophia’s status: Greek Media
The Greek media has cited sources from UNESCO that changing the status of Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia, a World Heritage…
“Disrespectful Photo” Sparks Protest
A photo of a ballerina performing a sagittal split inside the Hagia Sophia museum has sparked elicited protest…