Foreign Ministry condemns reading of Muslim prayers in Hagia Sophia

The Greek Foreign Ministry on Thursday issued a statement condemning the holding of Muslim prayers at Hagia Sophia in Istanbul on Wednesday night that was broadcast on television and attended by government officials.

“Hagia Sophia is a UNESCO world heritage site. The attempt to convert it into a mosque – through reading of the Koran, holding of prayers, and a number of other actions – is an affront to the international community, which needs to be duly mobilized and to react,” the ministry’s statement said.

“This is a clearly unacceptable challenge to the religious sentiments of Christians everywhere and to all those who honor humanity's cultural heritage, and it is taking place at a time when the interfaith dialogue should be promoted rather than undermined.

“We call on Turkey to conduct itself as a modern and democratic country, to protect the ecumenical nature of Hagia Sophia, and to respect the age-old tradition of this global monument,” the ministry added.

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Hagia Sophia served as a Christian church until it was converted into a mosque when the Ottomans conquered Istanbul in 1453. It was turned into a museum in 1935 upon the orders of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the first president of the Republic of Turkey.

long live ataturk!!!

The same thing they are planning for redeem camp and Shiloh.....

NATIONALPASTOR:
The same thing they are planning for redeem camp and Shiloh.....

How? Dem no born dem well. Dem try am dem kpai.