Posted on 03/26/2019 1:47:34 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan proposed converting the fabled Hagia Sophia into a mosque on Sunday. The Greek government responded with anger on Monday, pointing out that the Hagia Sophia was the seat of Greek Orthodox Christianity for centuries and has been designated a World Heritage Site by the United Nations.
Erdogan said during a television interview on Sunday that the Hagia Sophia might be “reverted” into a mosque, referring to the structure’s status as a mosque following the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453 A.D. The Hagia Sophia was constructed as a relatively modest Greek Orthodox church in 360, was destroyed and rebuilt several times, and became the architectural marvel we know today in 537.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
Maybe you’re right. Turkey. What a mess.
Never trust a Muslim!.... Tah KEE AH !!
What exactly were the terms of the treaty? Can the UN designate any building in the world as a “World Heritage Site” and then the country which it is in can do nothing about it?
Conceivably the USA could never get rid of the UN if it were designated as a “World Heritage Site.”
Don’t get me wrong - I do not see this as a good thing culturally...it’s just that legally Erdogan may have the power to do this.
We must retake Constantinople.
I only speak for myself, but I wouldn’t send anyone to die over Hagia Sophia today
Because nothing screams inter-religious harmony like turning one of Christianitie's most profoundly beautiful, spiritual and historic structures into a monument to Islamic hegemony. Proof positive that Islam is a religion of pieces.
Save Thy people, O Lord,
and bless Thine inheritance.
Grant victory to Thy Church over her enemies,
and protect Thy people by Thy Holy Cross!
If it hasn’t happened yet, I don’t believe it will happen.
Not really!
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-faces-aging-population-as-fertility-rate-declines-—99203
The Greek government responded with anger on Monday, pointing out that the Hagia Sophia was the seat of Greek Orthodox Christianity for centuries and has been designated a World Heritage Site by the United Nations.
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, Russia's Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan meet in Sochi, Russia November 22, 2017. (photo credit: SPUTNIK/MIKHAIL METZEL/KREMLIN VIA REUTERS) The Three Amigos
Yes, really. I clicked on your link, and of course, do not believe their “report”.
The Imams in France have already admitted what the vigilant patriot already knows: They don’t have to actually commit any violence because it is just a matter of time before they will take over by sheer numbers. So they sit back and smile, knowing it will happen, in time.
Great Gif Bump!
This is from a reliable source, Xpat Turk journalist.
Abdullah Bozkurt @abdbozkurt 5h5 hours ago
https://twitter.com/abdbozkurt/status/1111177573013352448
Time has come to convert Hagia Sophia into a mosque, it was wrong to turn it into a museum in the first place, this has long been an expectation from Islamic world and Turkish nation, we won’t withdraw from this decision, #Erdogan’s televised remarks from yesterday night on TV.
Video at link.
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