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UNESCO “halts” Erdogan’s plans to turn the Hagia Sophia into Mosque

A source from the organisation said any change in the name of a site had to receive the approval of a competent committee

Turkish President Erdogan: Istanbul will never be Constantinople again

The Turkish President continued his pre-election inflammatory rhetoric

Turkish Islamic fanatics call for Hagia Sophia to be converted into Mosque

The group calls for protests outside the site on February 1

Turkey claims sovereignty of Imia again – Athens: “You should measure your words”

New provocations from Erdogan in Hagia Sophia

Turkey requests France return stolen tiles from tomb of Sultan Selim II in Hagia Sophia

Tiles taken during restoration in the 1890s

AKP MP proposes reconversion of Hagia Sophia into mosque after Trump’s Jerusalem decision

Hagia Sophia was built as an Orthodox patriarchal basilica in 360 and was until 1453 the Greek Patriarchal cathedral of Constantinople

Turkish Minister: Mehmed the Conqueror gave us the right to use Hagia Sophia as mosque

Transformation into mosque not on agenda now, he added

US State Department urges Turkey to respect Hagia Sophia

US says it is a significant site

UNESCO reacts to the Turkish provocation in Hagia Sofia

Turkey is following a particularly dangerous agenda

Greek Foreign Ministry announcement on the Koran reading and holding of prayers in Hagia Sophia

The announcement comes as a response to the Turkish provocation earlier on Thursday

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