The Turkish daily Hürriyet reports on concerns that Turkey’s Islamist government will reverse over 75 years of official secularist policy, and turn the Hagia Sophia back into a mosque.

Turkey's Hagia Sophia will open to visitors outside prayer times and its Christian icons will remain, religious officials said on Tuesday, after a court ruling paved the way for it to become a mosque.

Tourists flock en masse to the Hagia Sophia for its stunning architecture, glorious interior views and historical significance. Built between 532 and 537, the building was a church for nearly a ...