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Hagia Sophia is now a mosque, what's behind it?

7/24/2020, 10:58:23 PM


From this Friday, the building known as Hagia Sophia in Istanbul ceased to be a museum and became a mosque. This change has generated several criticisms of the government of Turkey, and of leader ...

From this Friday, the building known as Hagia Sophia in Istanbul ceased to be a museum and became a mosque. This change has generated several criticisms of the government of Turkey, and of world leaders, such as Pope Francis. José Levy explains why this change is so important to the country's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.