The muslims have had physical control of the Hagia Sophia for over four hundred years. It WAS a mosque after it was the finest church in Christendom. They changed it to a museum during Attaturk's reign, a mere 100 years ago, to impress the world at how European they were. Now they are changing it back, for much the same reason: to show the world just how primitive and beastly they are
One Big Thing: Does changing the Hagia Sophia from a museum to a mosque limit religious freedom in Turkey?