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When and why was the Parthenon converted into a mosque?

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The Parthenon temple in Athens, Greece, is illuminated at night, showing its iconic Doric columns and partially ruined structure atop the Acropolis. — Parthenon Night view of the Parthenon, Athens.

The Parthenon was converted into a mosque in 1460.12

This transformation occurred following the siege of Athens by the Turks, who seized the Acropolis in 1458. The building was adopted for Islamic worship without significant material changes, other than the conversion of its existing bell tower—which had been added when the structure served as a Roman Catholic cathedral—into a minaret.12