The decision has caused global interest
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The decision paves the way for the UNESCO site to be converted into Mosque
The Russian Church said the ruling would intensify divisions
The Supreme Court annulled the 1934 decree that turned the Hagia Sophia into a Museum
Turkey's attempt to change the status of the Hagia Sophia has provoked strong reactions from the US, Russia & France
The piece says the precious and rare mosaics could be at risk if the Hagia Sophia is converted into Mosque
The press believes the decisions has already been reached by the Supreme Court
"What could happen to Hagia Sophia will cause deep pain among the Russian people"
More than 200 international scholars of Byzantine & Ottoman history & art issued an open letter raising concerns about the possibility that historical evidence be damaged
As Erdogan seeks to turn Hagia Sophia from a museum back into a mosque, we cannot but remember the story father Eleftherios Noufrakis