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Turkish People demand right to pray at Hagia Sophia, Erdogan government rejects
Muslims in the Turkish city of Istanbul have gathered in front of the world-famous Hagia Sophia mosque which has been turned into a museum in the city of Istanbul, demanding prayer rights inside the building and its restoration as a place of Muslim worship. To pray in the historical mosque was banned since 1930’s and muslim-faced Erdogan government has refused to lift the ban.