Tag: Hagia Sophia
Syria to build new Hagia Sophia with help from Russia
The Syrian regime under President Bashar Al-Assad has announced that it will build a miniature replica of the Hagia Sophia, in opposition to the Turkish [Read More…]
First Official Prayer at Hagia Sophia After Mosque Reconversion
Live outside Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia as the first prayer takes place there after Turkey’s Council of State issued a resolution to turn the world heritage [Read More…]
EU’s Borrell Expresses Regret Over Ankara’s Decision to Reconvert Hagia Sophia Into Mosque
BRUSSELS (Sputnik) – The European Union regrets the Turkish decision to transform Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia cathedral into a mosque, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and [Read More…]
1st time in 81yrs: Muslim call to prayer heard from inside Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia
![Hagia Sophia Hagia Sophia or "Santa Sophia was a Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey](https://www.thailandnews.co/wp-content/uploads/Turkey-Hagia-Sophia-Istanbul.jpg)
A muezzin has performed an Islamic call to prayer for the first time in 81 years in one of Istanbul’s iconic monuments, Hagia Sophia, famous [Read More…]