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Will Erdogan turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque?

meISTANBUL: As Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan searches for a problem to ignite his Islamic and nationalist voter base amid declining poll numbers, he is moving closer to converting the former Hagia Sophia Basilica in Istanbul, a world heritage site and a powerful symbol for both Christians and Muslims, from …

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