Hagia Sophia, a major tourist attraction, has been the scene of Islam-linked activities in recent years. In 2018, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan controversially recited a verse from the Quran in ...

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Global tourism saw a 2.9% increase in 2024, with France, Spain, and the United States topping the list of most visited ...

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The culture and tourism ministry also said it had lodged ... the Blue Mosque with its iconic minarets and the Hagia Sophia. "Our spa offers a Turkish Bath and a restored 1,500-year-old cistern ...

A massive 11.9% tourism surge? That’s what happens when you have the fairy chimneys of Cappadocia, Istanbul’s timeless Hagia Sophia, and Mediterranean beaches that make you forget your return ...