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Istanbul: 10 Dead, Several Injured in Blast Near Hagia Sophia

Ten people were killed and several others injured in a blast in the historic Sultanahmet district in Istanbul according to Turkish media on Tuesday. Private NTV television said the explosion was close to a park that is home to a...

Archpriest Requests for Hagia Sophia to Open as a Mosque

The archpriest of Sultan Ahmed Mosque (popularly known as the Blue Mosque) in Istanbul, Turkey, asked the Turkish government to allow Hagia Sophia to operate as a mosque during Islamic holidays. In his speech on the first day of the Sacrifice...

Erdoğan Mulls Hagia Sophia As Mosque

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appears to be moving toward allowing Hagia Sophia, now a museum, to be opened as a mosque. According to the Turkish daily newspaper Vatan, during a meeting between the executives of the ruling Justice...