Turkey has created a digital twin of Hagia Sophia, in order to rebuild it if it gets destroyed by a catastrophic earthquake ...

There are some important things to keep in mind before you visit. First, the Hagia Sophia is now a working mosque. You will need to remove your shoes before stepping onto the building's carpet and ...

In 1453, the Hagia Sophia was turned into a mosque after Ottoman Turks conquered the city. Now a museum, it has survived earthquakes, sieges and the rise and fall of empires. Yet Hagia Sophia ...

Turkey's Hagia Sophia will open to visitors outside prayer times and its Christian icons will remain, religious officials said on Tuesday, after a court ... 1,000 years before being converted ...

The underground areas encompass approximately one kilometer of tunnels surrounding Hagia Sophia. These will be opened to visitors after the cleaning work, allowing them to explore the historical ...

In a divided world, sacred spaces like Al Aqsa and Babri Masjid, which have raised nationalistic fervour, should have endured ...

Australia's Diaspora has expressed its disappointment regarding the conversion of Hagia Sophia to a mosque. Federal Labor MP Maria Vamvakimou, Western Australian Liberal MP and president of the ...

Using a new fee and rules for tourists, Turkey is trying to preserve and improve the experience of worshippers at Hagia Sophia. Tourists can’t visit Hagia Sophia for free anymore. Since Monday ...