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Erdoğan preserves Ottoman Sultan Mehmed's legacy as Hagia Sophia reverts to mosque

YENİŞAFAK ENGLISH, IHA
21:36 - 14/07/2020 Tuesday
Update: 09:29 - 14/07/2020 Tuesday
Yeni Şafak

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan gave a historic speech outlining the history of the ancient monument Hagia Sophia, which is to reopen as a place of Muslim worship on July 24 for the first Friday prayers.

#Erdoğan
#Hagia Sophia
#Mosque
#Sultan Mehmed II
#Conquest of Istanbul
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