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Visitors look at mosaics inside the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia, in the historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbul.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to join hundreds of worshipers Friday, July 24, 2020, for the first Muslim prayers at the Hagia Sophia in 86 years, weeks after a controversial high court ruling paved the way for the landmark monument to be turned back into a mosque. The mosaics will be covered up with curtains during the prayers, officials have said. (AP)

Five things to know about the Hagia Sophia

The conversion of the edifice, once an important church of Christendom and 'jewel' of Byzantine Empire, has led to an...

24 July 2020 10:36 AM IST

A man waves a Turkish flag outside the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia, one of Istanbuls main tourist attractions in the historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbul, following Turkeys Council of States decision. (AP)

World Council of Churches dismayed' at Hagia Sophia shift

US State Department said it was disappointed' by the decision and looks forward to seeing how Turkey plans to keep the...

12 July 2020 10:07 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks to Irans President Ebrahim Raisi on the sideline of the summit of Caspian Sea littoral states in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on June 29, 2022. (AP file image)

Putin heads to Tehran for talks with leaders of Iran, Turkey

Putin is seeking to bolster ties with Tehran, a fellow target of severe U.S. sanctions and a potential military and...

19 July 2022 11:21 AM IST

Turkey-backed opposition fighters advance in an armoured personnel carrier outside the northern Syrian town of al-Bab during a drive to retake control from the Islamic State group on February 9, 2017 (Photo: AFP)

Turkey PM says troops inside ISIS stronghold Al-Bab, capture imminent

Erdogan said it was "only a matter of time" before the allied forces took full control of the flashpoint town.

12 Feb 2017 5:44 PM IST

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan acknowledges supporters prior to deliver a speech at the Presidential Palace in Ankara. (Photo: AFP)

Turkish prez arrives in New Delhi; economic ties, terrorism, NSG bid...

After a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Monday, President Erdogan will also lay wreath at the Rajghat,...

30 April 2017 9:48 PM IST