Last Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a decree turning Hagia Sophia into a mosque. Hagia Sophia had been a museum since 1935. There are many reasons floating around as to why ...

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However, in a contentious decision made in 2020 by the President of Turkey, Tayyip Recep Erdogan, the monument was once more converted into a mosque. Read also: Hagia Sophia admission rules to change.

A woman takes a picture with mobile phone outside the Hagia Sophia on Thursday 2 July ... essentially throwing the ball into Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s court. The Turkish Council of State’s ...

TASS/. The Muslim worship at the Hagia Sophia cathedral in Istanbul, which was turned from a museum into a mosque on Friday, will begin on July 24, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a ...

presents Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan as heir to the Ottoman and Seljuk dynasties and portrays Turkish conquerors praying in the Church of Hagia Sophia, the former Byzantine basilica ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Hagia Sophia, a major tourist attraction, has been the scene of Islam-linked activities in recent years. In 2018, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan controversially recited a verse from the Quran in ...