Turkey's President Erdogan has formally converted Hagia Sophia into a mosque and reopened it for for worship
Turkey's President Erdogan has formally converted Hagia Sophia into a mosque and reopened it for for worship as he drums up support for his Islamic-rooted party - sparking fury from Christian groups and the US. The move came hours after Turkey's highest administrative court issued a landmark ruling that unanimously annulled the 1934 cabinet decision to renovate the site into a museum.
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