Fifteen centuries, two faiths and a contested fate for Istanbul's Hagia Sophia
President Tayyip Erdogan, whose ruling AK Party sprung from political Islam, has said the cavernous domed building should revert to being a place of Muslim worship.
Jul 10, 2020, 21:13 PM IST
Turkey says Istanbul's museum Hagia Sophia now mosque after court ruling
Erdogan made his announcement just an hour after the court ruling was revealed, brushing aside international warnings not to change the status of the nearly 1,500-year-old monument that is revered by Christians and Muslims alike.
Jul 10, 2020, 21:07 PM IST
