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2025-02-08 05:33:52 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BFF3C75905F3043216E30F20023210319622AB41C04636983710BD3CA4D11A13
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There is no evidence to prove Mehmed II ever bought the church. “there is no historical evidence of this [sale], and the ‘purchase document’ circulating as proof is a random page of the trust charter that mentions nothing about purchase.” https://harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-134/the-hagia-sophia-case/ See also: https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1180/1453-the-fall-of-constantinople/ https://www.misbar.com/en/factcheck/2020/07/16/sultan-mehmed-ii-never-purchased-hagia-sophia
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