The residents of Mi’ilya long wondered what archaeological treasures lay beneath a crumbling castle. Now, some are excavating their homes to find out.
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Erdogan Reopens Turkey’s Hagia Sophia as a Mosque
The Muslim faithful celebrated the decision by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, even as it generated dismay among Christians and architectural conservators.
The Hagia Sophia Was a Cathedral, a Mosque and a Museum. It’s Converting Again.
Changing the secular space back into a religious one is a risk for the World Heritage site.
Turkish Court Clears Way for Hagia Sophia to Be Used as a Mosque Again
The decision to revoke its 80-year-old status as a museum would allow it to become a place of worship but is likely to provoke an international furor.
Erdogan Talks of Making Hagia Sophia a Mosque Again, to International Dismay
The World Heritage site was once a potent symbol of Christian-Muslim rivalry, and it could become one once more.