Sultanahmet

Hundreds of Turks demand that the Hagia Sophia be turned into mosque

A large rally was held in Istanbul on Sunday, with hundreds of Turks demanding that the Hagia Sophia cathedral be turned into a mosque. The rally was held by “NGOs” in the Sultanahmet district, where the one-time pre-eminent Orthodox cathedral has been turned into a museum since 1935.

 

Hundreds call for Hagia Sophia to be converted into mosque in Istanbul rally

Hundreds of people demanded that the historic Istanbul Hagia Sophia museum be converted into a mosque during a rally in Istanbul on May 24.

People gathered outside Istanbul's Hagia Sophia, in the historical Sultanahmet district, with some carrying signs that read: "Hagia Sophia needs to be reopened as a mosque," and "Let our lives be sacrificed for Islam."

Samples authenticate the identity of Russian bomber in Sultanahmet

Russian security forces announced on March 17 the tissue samples taken from Turkey have authenticated the identity of Diana Ramazova, a Russian citizen from the Republic of Dagestan who blew herself up in a suicide bomb attack on the Tourism Police Station in Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet district on Jan. 6, killing one policeman.