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France’s message to Turkey on Hagia Sophia: “It must stay open to everyone”

Hagia Sophia has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and is today one of the most visited monuments in Turkey

Turkish Supreme Court to decide today on conversion of Hagia Sophia into Mosque

US Secretary of State intervened on issue calling on Turkey to refrain from turning the site into Mosque

Mike Pompeo urges Turkey to maintain Hagia Sophia’s status as a museum

Erdogan wants to divert attention from financial problems, says a Turkish theologian

Turkey arrests four members of alleged French spy ring in Constantinople

This comes just days after France filed a formal complaint with NATO alleging that one of its warships was threatened by a Turkish Navy vessel

Erdogan’s party voters (90%) want Hagia Sophia to be turned into a Mosque

The survey was conducted among all party voters

The threat of Istanbul Canal & the race to stop it

A planned 45-kilometer, $25 billion waterway linking the Marmara and Black seas, running parallel to the Bosphorus

Constantinople Mayor Imamoglu: Hagia Sophia should not be used as a tool for domestic politics in Turkey

The Mayor of Turkey's largest city met with his Athens counterpart Bakoyannis at the 5th Delphi Form

Egypt Islamic body causes uproar by declaring Ottomans’ Istanbul seizure “occupation”

Positions taken by the Egyptian Dar al-Ifta are seen as an extension of the government's policies

Decision on Hagia Sophia status expected on July 2

An organisation has filed an appeal to examine the signature of Ataturk on the 1934 decree that turned the Hagia Sophia into Museum

Erdogan orders for Hagia Sophia to be turned into Mosque, Hurriyet reports

According to Hurriyet, Erdogan proposes that the Hagia Sophia be officially designated a mosque

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