allowing it to reopen as a mosque. “We have completed our work on the four minarets and the main structure,” Okten said. “But for this unique cultural heritage (of the domes), we plan to use ...

Turkey has begun a new phase in restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, focusing on preserving ...

Turkey has begun sweeping restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, focusing on preserving the ...

“But for this unique cultural heritage (of the domes), we plan to use modern, lightweight materials and keep the building open to the public." People visit Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey has begun a new phase in sweeping restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, focusing on preserving the monument's historic domes from the threat ...