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Erdogan moots renaming Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia a mosque
8 years agoTurkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan listens as Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May (unseen) talks during their meeting inside 10 Downing Street in central London on May 15, 2018. Angry protests greeted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday as he met Queen Elizabeth II and held talks with Prime Minister Theresa May. Minor scuffles broke out as pro-Erdogan counter-protesters walked in front of Kurdish demonstrators outside Downing Street, with police wrestling some of the ringleaders to the ground. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Matt Dunham
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday mooted the possibility of renaming Istanbul's Hagia Sofia museum as a mosque, in comments during a television interview.