The Hagia Sophia was built 1,500 years ago as an Orthodox Christian cathedral during the Byzantine Empire.
It was converted into a mosque in 1453 after the Ottomans conquered Constantinople and changed the city's name to Istanbul.
The latest court ruling overturns a 1934 government decision to make it into a museum.
The Turkish high court has ruled that Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia can be converted back into a mosque.
President Erdogan says deciding the building's purpose is Turkey's sovereign right: "Like all our other mosques, the doors of Hagia Sophia will be open to all locals, foreigners, Muslims and non-Muslims," Erdogan said. "Being the common heritage of humankind, Hagia Sophia will continue to embrace everyone in a most sincere, unique way, with its new status."
The first prayers are expected to take place on July 24.
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