Seri Menanti: Istanbul, Looking back after four decades

Monday, March 7th, 2011 12:41:00 ABOUT 39 years ago was when I first saw the Haghia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, I was awestruck by the massive Koranic scriptures emblazoned on top of a massive crucifix on the roof of this magnificent architectural structure that was once referred to as Megalo Eccelsia, or Colossal Church, when the place was still ruled by the Byzantine Empire and Istanbul was t