Turkey's Erdogan visits Hagia Sophia after reconversion from museum to mosque

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid a surprise visit to Hagia Sophia on Sunday just days before the first Muslim prayers are to be held at the Istanbul landmark since it was reconverted to a mosque last week. In a brief inspection, Mr Erdogan took stock of the conversion work, his office said, providing pictures showing scaffolding inside the building. Diyanet, the country's religious authority, said...

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