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Prayers and Greek flags at Hagia Sophia: Symbolic actions by Greeks, arrests, and political reactions (photos)

Incidents of tension are escalating at the global symbol of Orthodoxy, with Greeks who raised a Greek flag inside the church now in prison

Two Greeks arrested for raising a Greek flag with the Byzantine eagle inside Hagia Sophia, watch video

Security staff at Hagia Sophia quickly noticed the situation via cameras and intervened – The flag read “Orthodoxy or Death”

Hagia Sophia: At the mercy of…crony contractors, the adventures of the monument of Orthodoxy in Erdogan’s hands

The symbolic temple of Byzantine tradition is at the mercy of micro-political and geopolitical designs, from its conversion into a mosque to…trucks entering its interior

Greeks danced hasapiko in front of Hagia Sophia – “Scandalous provocation,” say Turkish media; watch video

Six Greeks danced to Stratos Dionysios' song "The sacred grounds of the City" in the square under Hagia Sophia and caused reactions in the Turkish media

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