00:00 Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia is holding Muslim Friday prayers for the first time since since President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a decree converting it from a museum back into a Mosque. It was originally a cathedral, and Hagia Sophia has been at the heart of Istanbul for fifteen hundred years. The latest change has triggered an outcry. 04:08 DW’s Julia Hahn spoke with the prominent Nobel Prize-winning novelist Orhan Pamuk, who has been critical of the decision to turn Hagia Sophia back into a mosque.
Hagia Sophia holds Friday prayers for first time since reverting to Mosque | DW News
