ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Mosaics depicting Christian figures in Istanbul’s ancient Hagia Sophia will be covered with curtains during Muslim prayers, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on ...

FILE PHOTO: Police officers walk in front of Hagia Sophia, or Ayasofya-i Kebir Camii, in Istanbul ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Mosaics in Istanbul's ancient Hagia Sophia will be covered by curtains or lasers ...

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People visit the Hagia Sophia or Ayasofya, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was a Byzantine cathedral before being converted into a mosque and currently a museum, in Istanbul ISTANBUL (Reuters) - ...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Mosaics in Istanbul’s ancient Hagia Sophia will be covered by curtains or lasers during times of Muslim prayer, the spokesman for Turkey’s ruling AK Party said on Monday, after ...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Mosaics depicting Christian figures in Istanbul's ancient Hagia Sophia will be covered with curtains during Muslim prayers, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on ...

Ahead of the grand reopening of the Hagia Sophia as a mosque this Friday, a government spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin promised to respect the historic nature of the ancient building. Turkish President ...