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Friday, April 01, 2022

No Sensitivity Concerns in Turkey (Cathedral of Hagia Sophia)

HT RoP : First tarawih prayer to be performed at Hagia Sophia Cathedral (Currently Mosque) after 88 years​. Muslims will hold tarawih prayers at the Hagia Sophia Cathedral in Istanbul for the first time since it was converted into a museum in 1934.

For two years since the pandemic began, mosques had been closed to worship for tarawih prayers as part of Covid-19 preventive measures. Hagia Sophia was constructed in the year 532 CE. It was turned into a mosque in 1453 after the conquest of Istanbul.

The historic place of worship was converted into a museum in 1934, and it regained mosque status in 2020. Besides being a mosque, Hagia Sophia is also among Türkiye's top tourism destinations and remains open for domestic and foreign visitors.

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