Turkey confirms Hagia Sophia to open for worship

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - JULY 11: People visit the Ayasofya (Hagia Sophia) after the 10th Chamber of the Council of State's decision of the annulment of a 1934 Cabinet decision making Hagia Sophia â previously a mosque for nearly 500 years â into a museum, in Istanbul, Turkey on July 11, 2020. Top Turkish court earlier annulled 1934 decree that turned Hagia Sophia into museum, paving way for its use as mosque. Doors of Hagia Sophia to be fully open for everyone, including Turks and foreigners, Muslims and non-Muslims, says Turkish president. (Photo by Emrah Yorulmaz/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)