Turkey turns Hagia Sophia back into a mosque
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Friday that the Hagia Sophia, one of the architectural wonders of the world, would be reopened for Muslim worship as a mosque, sparking fury in the Christian community and neighbouring Greece.In an address to the nation, Erdogan said the first Muslim prayers at the Hagia Sophia would be performed on July 24."God willing, we will perform Friday prayers all together on July 24 and reopen Hagia Sophia to worshipping," he said, assuring that it would
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