Istanbul’s Church of St. Saviour converted to Muslim house of prayer, drawing international condemnation, as Erdogan seeks to appease his base with popularity sagging
Now reconverted into a mosque, site was built as a cathedral during Christian Byzantine Empire, became a mosque after the Ottoman conquest in 1453, was turned into a museum in 1934
Move to allow Muslim prayer at iconic 6th century former cathedral comes despite protests from US, Orthodox Christian leaders and could inflame tensions with Greece, Cyprus
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