
Turkey: Read from Bible: Tourists Arrested in Hagia Sophia
Built in the century AD by Emperor Justinian as a church and converted into a mosque after the conquest of Constantinople in 1453 by the Ottomans
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Summary
Built as a church by Emperor Justinian in the century AD and converted into a mosque after the conquest of Constantinople (now Istanbul) in 1453 by the Ottomans. By order of the Turkish Republic founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the building became a museum in 1934. In the summer of 2020, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had the Hagia Sophia converted into a mosque again.
Furthermore, Against the two will be investigated against incitement to hatred and hostility, reported the state news agency Anadolu in Turkey. The tourists were arrested by the police and then handed over to the migration authority. A sight with an eventful history The Hagia Sophia has a turbulent history: she was born in the 6th century.
In addition, According to the Russian state agency Tass, these are Russian citizens.
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Built as a church by Emperor Justinian in the century AD and converted into a mosque after the conquest of Constantinople (now Istanbul) in 1453 by the Ottomans.
reliability moderate2/3 sourcesBy order of the Turkish Republic founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the building became a museum in 1934.
reliability moderate2/3 sourcesIn the summer of 2020, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had the Hagia Sophia converted into a mosque again.
reliability moderate2/3 sourcesAgainst the two will be investigated against incitement to hatred and hostility, reported the state news agency Anadolu in Turkey.
reliability moderate2/3 sourcesThe tourists were arrested by the police and then handed over to the migration authority.
reliability moderate2/3 sourcesA sight with an eventful history The Hagia Sophia has a turbulent history: she was born in the 6th century.
reliability moderate2/3 sourcesAccording to the Russian state agency Tass, these are Russian citizens.
reliability moderate2/3 sources
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