ISTANBUL, June 27. /TASS/. Turkish historian and professor Ilber Ortayli has called for restricting tourists and worshippers' access to Istanbul's Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque (formerly the Church of ...

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The Hagia Sophia Mosque is expected to serve as a spiritual and cultural hub for Muslims in Paris, promoting Islamic teachings, interfaith dialogue, and communal harmony at a time when religious ...

Turkish budget airline, Pegasus, has just announced direct flights from London Stansted to two ancient cities: Gaziantep and Kayseri. This comes as popular destinations like Antalya, Bodrum, and ...

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Hagia Sophia, with a history of 1,500 years hosting different religions, will now be reconverted from a museum into a mosque. This recent shift after a Turkish court decree has sparked extensive ...

Hagia Sophia – definitely best-known monument. Built in 340 AD as a church, it has changed its role over the years. It was used as a mosque and now serves as a museum. Grand Bazarr – dating to the ...

ANKARA: At 4 pm Friday (1 pm GMT), Turkish television announced that the country’s top administrative court cleared the way for the Basilica of Saint Sophia to be restored as a mosque. The Council of ...

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Ultimately, opening Hagia Sophia’s underground network to the public will add a remarkable dimension to cultural tourism, architectural history and archaeology. It invites visitors to experience ...