ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN)-- There is a shiny addition among the Ottoman mosques and palaces that make up Istanbul's stunning skyline: the metallic, mirrored dome of the new Sakirin Mosque ...

Scaffolds are installed in Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia mosque for restoration work, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, April 13, 2025. Credit: AP/Emrah Gurel Built by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian in ...

Turkey’s highest administrative court overturned the 1934 decree in 2020, allowing it to reopen as a mosque. “We have completed our work on the four minarets and the main structure,” Okten said.

Turkey’s highest administrative court overturned the 1934 decree in 2020, allowing it to reopen as a mosque. “We have completed our work on the four minarets and the main structure,” Okten said.

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