“The Hagia Sophia-Kabîr-i-Shérif Symposium” which is organized by the Presidency of Religious Affairs due to the Hagia Sophia-Kabîr-i-Shérif Mosque being opened to worship again after a period of 86 years will start in Istanbul on October 2nd with the opening conference which will be attended by the President of Religious Affairs Prof. Dr. Ali Erbaş.

Sessions of the symposium of which opening conference will be executed in the yard of the Hagia Sophia Mosque will be broadcasted online.

During the symposium where it is aimed to enlighten the history of the Hagia Sophia and the changes it has experienced so far, and contribute to the introduction of the cultural legacy that it keeps within in respect to the history of religions and Turkish-Islamic arts, the irreplaceable value of this sacred temple within our civilization will be examined in the axis of the history of religions and worships.

The annunciators will be giving their presentations as online from where they are in the symposium, and in the first session, “History of Hagia Sophia”, in the second session, “Hagia Sophia and Architecture”, in the third session, “Hagia Sophia; Science and Wisdom”, in the fourth session, “Hagia Sophia and Worship”, in the fifth session, “Hagia Sophia and Religion Services”, in the sixth session, “Hagia Sophia and Art”, in the seventh session, “Hagia Sophia and Literature”, in the eight session, “Hagia Sophia and Travels”, and in the ninth session, “Hagia Sophia and the Tradition of Charity” will be examined.  

The attendants who desire to watch the symposium as online will be able to attend the sessions with the live broadcast link, username and the password that they may obtain by filling the “Preliminary Registration Form” on https://ayasofyasempozyumu.com/. In addition, the sessions will be broadcasted as live from the social media accounts of the Presidency of Religious Affairs and the YouTube Channel of “Hagia Sophia Symposium”.

You may achieve the details regarding the symposium which will continue for three days at the address of https://ayasofyasempozyumu.com/.