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Turkish court rejects plea to open Hagia Sophia for Islamic prayer
September 19, 2018
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CWN Editor's Note: Dedicated in 537, Hagia Sophia has served as the cathedral of the Patriarch of Constantinople (until 1453), as a mosque (until 1931), and as a museum (since 1935).
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