The sixth-century cathedral was converted into a mosque in 1453 by Ottomans. Turkey’s secular leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk turned it into a museum. In 2020, Hagia Sophia was re-designated into a mosque…
Source: Explained: Why Turkey’s Hagia Sophia is holding Ramzan prayers after 88 years
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