Istanbul's Hagia Sophia set to be converted into a mosque

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Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia will be converted from a world-famous museum back into a mosque, a Turkish court ruled Friday, in a big victory for the Islamic conservatism of Turkey's President Erdogan.

“With Erdogan, Turkey will be a more powerful country in the near future,” she told NBC News by telephone. “There is no need to be secular anymore.''

“As [a] museum, Hagia Sophia can function as place and symbol of encounter, dialogue and peaceful coexistence of peoples and cultures, mutual understanding and solidarity between Christianity and Islam,” he said in a statementTuma Celik, a Syriac Christian and a member of Parliament with the Turkish pro-Kurdish party HDP, said he was against turning Hagia Sophia into a mosque.

 

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RichardEngel wrong-headed

Why? Tapusu bizde!

They are extreme anti-Christian Islamic supremacists Not 'conservatives'

What will happen to Gli and the other cats that live there?

Why WHY?

just sick ! was Christen House before the radical islamic (blood) religion slaughter their way into Constantinople ! after the Roman Cath-o-lic church turned it`s back on eastern cath-o-lic church !

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I’m confused? I thought it was already a mosque after being converted from a church?

Why do that?

Shouldn't he be turning it back into the original Christian Church?

Trump=Erdogan. Both use religious sentiments to gain votes, although they both are FAR from religious values. They are just 'merchants' of religion

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Factbox: Fifteen centuries, two faiths and a contested fate for Hagia SophiaA Turkish court is set to rule on Friday on a 1934 presidential decree converting Istanbul's Hagia Sophia into a museum. Two Turkish officials have said they expect the decree to be annulled, paving the way for it to become a mosque again. Hagia Sophia Mosque will be a symbol of Conquest will be a mosque again you need to respect the decisions of Turkey Og nu mener Erdogan, at den skal være moske igen. Og han får nok sin vilje. For som han siger: ''Enten er man muslim, eller også er man ikke muslim''. Underforstået, der er ikke noget, der hedder moderate muslimer. Hey askin for help is anyone willing to donate a $1 to my sister, nephew & I, I lost both my jobs due to COVID I filed for unemployment but waitin for the benefit and we dont have any food & bills comin up if you can help we would be super grateful Venmo or Cashapp MattMartins147
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Changes to Istanbul's Hagia Sophia could trigger heritage review: UNESCOUNESCO must be notified of any change in the status of Istanbul's sixth-century Hagia Sophia museum and the changes may have to be reviewed by its World Heritage committee, the United Nation's cultural body said on Thursday. Built a loot who cares Turkish Govt shouldn't turn Hagia Sophia into Mosque, in reality it's belongs to Turkish Christians Community
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Changes to Istanbul's Hagia Sophia could trigger heritage review: UNESCOUNESCO must be notified of any change in the status of Istanbul's sixth-century Hagia Sophia museum and the changes may have to be reviewed by its World Heritage committee, the United Nation's cultural body said on Thursday. Built a loot who cares Turkish Govt shouldn't turn Hagia Sophia into Mosque, in reality it's belongs to Turkish Christians Community
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