More than 1.5 million people visit Turkey's Hagia Sophia since reversion to mosque

The Hagia Sophia, which was reverted to its previous status as a mosque after functioning as a museum for decades, has seen an influx of visitors since its reopening as a mosque in July. Professor Mehmet Emin Maşalı, the mufti of Istanbul, where the iconic structure is located, said more than 1.5 million people have visited the mosque and they receive around 30,000 visitors every weekend.