Mate, Hagia Sophia has been converted to a national museum by Atatürk. During 1930s..
But it is not free as all museums the last time (2 years before) if you pay 10 Euro you can enter. I have visited more than 10 times.
Hagia Sophia is a symbol for muslims in Turkey here, a symbol of Turkish conquest of Istanbul, like El Hamra Palace which is symbol of reconquesta.
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last part omitted not to cause any other discussion.
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P.S. I wish I had a chance to go back and send you lots of them. In university I just taken them as scenery.
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