Hagia Sophia
A monumental Byzantine Orthodox Christian basilica built 537 AD under emperor Justinian I in Constantinople; for nearly 1,000 years the largest Christian cathedral in the world; converted into a mosque after the Ottoman conquest in 1453 by Mehmed II; became a museum (1935) under Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
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Continent: Asia+Europe
Capital: Ankara
Currency: Turkish lira (₺). Sub: 100 kuruş
Coins: ₺1, ₺5; 1kr, 5kr, 10kr, 25kr, 50kr
Connections: Hagia Sophia; City of Troy; Mehmed II (conquerer), Suleiman the Magnificent (ruler), Rumi (poet), Atatürk (founder)
