Turkey requests France return stolen tiles from tomb of Sultan Selim II in Hagia Sophia
Tiles taken during restoration in the 1890s
OIC Muslim leaders recognise East Jerusalem as Palestinian capital
Erdogan is leading the escalation on behalf of the OIC
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