No matter how wiser you are, some matters always elude your intellect; and this tale of two crumbling secular states could be one of those. Hagia Sophia had been a…
First Prayer in Hagia Sophia for 86 Years
The last Friday was a historic day in Turkey, where its major city Istanbul roared with the sound of Allah-u-Akbar from Hagia Sophia, originally built as a church around 1500…
By Staff Writer July 27, 2020
Turkey’s Erdogan visits Hagia Sophia after reconversion to mosque
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid a surprise visit to Hagia Sophia on Sunday just days before the first Muslim prayer is expected to be held at Istanbul’s cultural site…
By News Team July 20, 2020
Hagia Sophia: Turkey Turns Iconic Istanbul Museum Into Mosque
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signed a decree on Friday, converting the iconic Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, originally founded as a cathedral, into a mosque. In the earlier developments,…
By News Team July 10, 2020
‘Unacceptable’: Russian Church Blasts Turkey’s Hagia Sophia Plan
A senior official in the Russian Orthodox Church has said on Saturday that converting Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia monument from a museum to a mosque would be unacceptable. Recep Tayyip Erdogan…
By News Team July 5, 2020