The Turkish newspaper Hürriyet has reported that the Hagia Sofia “Mosque” in Edirne is being restored, and it will be completed by the Islamic month of Ramadan that falls this year between 23 April and 23 May. This church was converted from church to mosque during the Ottoman era. The magnificent building was damaged during the earthquake […]
Turkey: Historic 12th-century church to be reopened as a mosque
Turkey’s rapid re-Islamization and assertion of Islamic supremacism continues. “Historic Hagia Sophia in a Turkish province to be re-opened as mosque,” by Serdar Korucu, Hürriyet Daily News, May 1, 2015: A ruined Hagia Sophia dating back to the 12th century in the western border province of Edirne will be renovated as a mosque, despite former […]