Hagia Sophia Worship

Erdogan: Islamic prayers in Hagia Sophia on July 24 after 86 years

Erdogan's comments come after a top Turkish administrative court annulled the 1934 conversion of Hagia Sophia into a museum.

Turkish court rules 1934 conversion of Hagia Sophia into museum illegal

Shortly after the ruling, President Erdogan signed a decree opening Istanbul's Hagia Sophia for prayers and transferring the monument to the presidency of religious affairs.