Hagia Sophia Still Draws Intense Interest in Istanbul

From

15 July 2020 11:16 WIB

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of the Byzantine-era monument of Hagia Sophia on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, during a four-day curfew which was imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Istanbul, Turkey, April 24, 2020. Picture taken with a drone. Domestic and foreign visitors show great interest in the Hagia Sophia Mosque which was opened to worship by state council decision and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo

15 Juli 2020 00:00 WIB

Visitors pose for a picture at Hagia Sophia or Ayasofya, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was a Byzantine cathedral before being converted into a mosque and currently a museum, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 10, 2020. Domestic and foreign visitors show great interest in the Hagia Sophia Mosque which was opened to worship by state council decision and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

15 Juli 2020 00:00 WIB

FILE PHOTO: People visit Hagia Sophia or Ayasofya, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was a Byzantine cathedral before being converted into a mosque which is currently a museum, in Istanbul, Turkey, June 30, 2020. Domestic and foreign visitors show great interest in the Hagia Sophia Mosque which was opened to worship by state council decision and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo

15 Juli 2020 00:00 WIB

Marta Kulbaczewska, a visitor from Poland, poses for a picture at Hagia Sophia or Ayasofya, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was a Byzantine cathedral before being converted into a mosque and currently a museum, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 10, 2020. Domestic and foreign visitors show great interest in the Hagia Sophia Mosque which was opened to worship by state council decision and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

15 Juli 2020 00:00 WIB

A visitor poses for a souvenir picture at the Hagia Sophia or Ayasofya, a UNESCO World Heritage Site which was a Byzantine cathedral before it was converted into a mosque and currently a museum, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 2, 2020. Domestic and foreign visitors show great interest in the Hagia Sophia Mosque which was opened to worship by state council decision and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

15 Juli 2020 00:00 WIB

People pose for a picture in front of Hagia Sophia, or Ayasofya-i Kebir Camii, which the Turkish president declared to be open to Muslim worship after a court ruling, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 11, 2020. Domestic and foreign visitors show great interest in the Hagia Sophia Mosque which was opened to worship by state council decision and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

15 Juli 2020 00:00 WIB