The academy or medreses of Hagia Sophia, located right next to Hagia Sophia, which was demolished in 1936, was rebuilt and reopens on Friday, in the presence of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, according to a report in the pro-government Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak under the headline "Second Joy in Hagia Sophia: Medresha opens on Friday."
The medresha will function as a research center linked to Fatih Sultan Mehmet University. Rector Fatih Adi said it will host exhibitions, symposia and will also be used as an educational space.
Yeni Safak, who toured the site, says the reconstruction of the madrasah which was demolished in 1936 when the Hagia Sophia was turned into a museum, began again in 2017. She says it is "one of the most important symbols of the Islamic world. It is two-storey, will have 34 halls and 7 research centres.
Rector of Fatih Sultan University, Professor Fatih Adi said that "there will be a hall where two symposia and a library on the cultural history of Hagia Sophia will be held. An exhibition will be inaugurated on Friday in the presence of our President. Later, we will have exhibitions of Islamic Turkish Art, which will be opened in cooperation with the Islamic Arts Center and the School of Fine Arts. Part of our training will also take place there. Some of our students will do their postgraduate courses there. We will organize the 2nd International Symposium of Hagia Sophia between May 27-29. After the joy of opening the Hagia Sophia for worship, we are very happy that the Hagia Sophia has been revived and given to Fatih Sultan University."
Source: CNA
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