By Akin Nazli in Belgrade Turkey’s culture and tourism ministry is set to launch a restoration of the dome of Hagia Sophia in ...

AP Video by Mehmet Guzel People visit Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP ...

The Hagia Sophia remains a highly popular tourist destination, attracting millions of travelers. Here is a detailed look at ...

The dome of Istanbul's landmark Hagia Sophia, a former church converted into a mosque, is to be restored and made ...

The current makeover is the first time the site will undergo a "global restoration", including the dome, walls and minarets ...

People visit Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) People visit Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday ...

The Hagia Sophia of Istanbul is no stranger to change -- through the centuries the city's architectural jewel has gone from church to mosque to museum, back to mosque again. But the latest ...

The dome of Istanbul's landmark Hagia Sophia, a former church converted into a mosque, is to be restored and made earthquake-proof, officials said on Wednesday. Anne Pollmann/dpa 31,066 people ...

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

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 ...

Built by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian in 537, Hagia Sophia was turned into a mosque with the 1453 Ottoman conquest of Istanbul. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founding leader of the Turkish ...