The captivating phenomenon of the supermoon was witnessed as it illuminated the skies behind Turkey's Galata Tower, Hagia Sophia, and Greece's historical landmarks, creating a truly mesmerizing spectacle. The celestial event, colloquially referred to as a "supermoon," occurs when the moon is at ...

The historic Grand Mosque of Hagia Sophia, Turkey, will hold the first tarawih prayer after 88 years. The local authorities have confirmed that the first tarawih prayers will be performed on Friday, 1 April, in Hagia Sophia, which was opened for worship on 24 July 2020. However, due to the ...

ISLAMABAD-In Turkey, thousands of Muslims offered Friday prayers at historic Hagia Sophia in Istanbul on Friday after 86 years.  The people took part in the Friday prayers inside and outside the mosque. On this occasion, the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recited from the Quran. The ...

ISLAMABAD-In Istanbul, Muslims will offer Friday prayer at Hagia Sophia today after 86 years. Talking to media, the Governor of Istanbul Ali Yerlikaya said everyone is looking forward to attending the special prayers with great enthusiasm. Stressing the measures being taken against the coronavirus, ...

ISLAMABAD-Istanbol:Turkey's Hagia Sophia could open to visitors outside prayer times and its Christian icons will remain,religious officials said on Tuesday, after a court ruling paved the way for it to become a mosque.The sixth-century Istanbul landmark's museum status -- in place since 1934 -- ...

ISLAMABAD-Moscow,Russia said Monday that Turkey's decision to turn the iconic Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a mosque was the country's own business.We proceed from the fact that this is a Turkish internal affair in which neither us nor others should interfere," Russia's deputy foreign minister ...

ISLAMABAD-In Turkey, the world-famous Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul has been turned back into a mosque. The 1,500 years old building was converted into a mosque in 1453 and became a museum in 1934. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the decision after a court annulled the site's ...

 ISLAMABAD-Istanbul,Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Friday that the Hagia Sophia, one of the architectural wonders of the world, would be reopened for Muslim worship, sparking fury in the Christian community and neighbouring Greece. His declaration came after a top Turkish ...

ISLAMABAD-Istanbul,Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday rejected criticism over his willingness to convert Istanbul's famed Hagia Sophia landmark into a mosque."Charges against our country over Hagia Sophia are a direct attack on our right to sovereignty," Erdogan said. Turkey's top ...

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan mooted the possibility of renaming Istanbul’s Hagia Sofia museum as a mosque, in comments during a television interview. Asked whether the entrance fee to the city landmark might be waived, he said: “It’s not impossible… but we ...