Call to reinstate Istanbul icon as mosque
By Daniel Dombey in Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey-- View of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul's Old City, near Jennifer Gaudet's home and shop. PHOTO BY JODI HILTON FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES©Jodi Hilton
One of Turkey’s most senior ministers has called for Istanbul’s ancient Ayasofya museum to be converted back to being a mosque, amid an intense debate about the social and religious agenda of the country’s Islamist-rooted government.
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