Typical. Muslims pretend a great work of Christian architecture is something they created.
The great battle for supremacy that took place in 1453, was for Constantinople. The Byzantine Empire suffered it's greatest defeat at the hands of the Ottoman Empire. The Eastern bastion of Christianity was now sundered and the name Istanbul installed.
Legend has it that terrified non-combatants sought refuge in the cathedral. The slaughter spared only a few, of the helpless women, children and the elderly. It is only fair to say this. The Crusaders had visited total war on their implacable enemies.
The “STUPID” is strong with these thugs.
They invade a Christian church to punish the Jewish protectors of synagogues, churches and mosques in Israel while ISIS destroys all three in Syria and Iraq.
I guess the failed “Attaturk 101” in elementary school.
I would rather this great church of God be razed and replaced by a parking garage than turned back into a pagan temple.