Veil of mystery covers the motives of a man who entered the Hagia Sophia to Constantinopleset fire to paper and on a carpet and then disappeared.
It all happened on Monday night (5.8.2025) when a man wearing a red hat and holding some papers entered Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. Trying to cover his features, he bent next to a table and disappeared.
A security camera video in Hagia Sophia, which has been turned into a mosque in recent years, recorded his moves.
Fortunately the flames were quickly perceived, so the people on the spot were quickly managed to extinguish the fire before it was expanded.
A person in Istanbul tried to burn Hagia Sophia.
• The fire was extinguished in a short time and the kundakçı, who is thought to be foreign nationals, is wanted everywhere. pic.twitter.com/uiN8C3edxH
– In vain click (@bosunaticization) August 5, 2025
According to Ekol TV, he is a probably a man who was wearing shorts.