Conversion, restoration, and legal status of Ottoman-era monuments in Turkey (1923–2020)

1. Abolition of Sharia Ministry and waqf reorganization

   Mar 3, 1924Labels: Waqf Reform, Directorate of

   • Wiki

2. Topkapı Palace converted into a museum

   Apr 3, 1924Labels: Topkap Palace, Republican Museum

   • H rriyet Daily
   • Wiki

3. Cabinet decree converts Hagia Sophia into museum

   Nov 24, 1934Labels: Hagia Sophia, Council of

   • JIL
   • Comm Dir

4. Hagia Sophia Museum opens to the public

   Feb 2, 1935Labels: Hagia Sophia, Public Museum

   • KTB 1935

5. Chora (Kariye) designated museum by cabinet decision

   Jan 1, 1945Labels: Chora Church, Cabinet Decision

   • AP

6. Law No. 2863 establishes modern heritage-protection framework

   Jul 21, 1983Labels: Law 2863, Heritage Protection

   • Heritage Hub
   • DutchCulture

7. Urban-renewal heritage law (No. 5366) enacted

   Jun 16, 2005Labels: Law 5366, Urban Renewal

   • KVMGM
   • WIPO

8. Constitutional Court notes Diyanet’s 1965 enabling law

   Jan 17, 2018Labels: Constitutional Court, Diyanet Law

   • Constitutional Ct

9. Council of State cancels Kariye museum-use allocation

   Nov 11, 2019Labels: Council of, Kariye

   • Ekonomim

10. Council of State annuls 1934 Hagia Sophia museum decree

    Jul 2, 2020Labels: Council of, Hagia Sophia

    • JIL
    • DW

11. Presidential decision transfers Hagia Sophia to Diyanet

    Jul 10, 2020Labels: Presidency of, Hagia Sophia

    • DW
    • Bianet

12. Presidential decision transfers Kariye to Diyanet

    Aug 21, 2020Labels: Presidency of, Kariye

    • Ekonomim