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Today’s Friday sermon in #HagiaSophia—with choice of Quranic verses, sword display, #Erdogan reciting of Quean, and covering of “Christian symbols” —was the official inaguration of the Islamic State of #Turkey.
This will not end here; expect the worst to come.
This will not end here; expect the worst to come.
They did not even bother to choose verses of the Quran that advocate peace and harmony, but the sermon in #HagiaSophiaMosque was full of verses on the “infidels”
Funny how Erdogan and his fan base detest Arab nationalism. “ We all one Muslim Ummah,” they say.
But Turkish nationalism is apparently halal!
#HagiaSophia
https://t.co/rRU2wvN7ze
But Turkish nationalism is apparently halal!
#HagiaSophia
https://t.co/rRU2wvN7ze
JUST IN: #Turkey's President @RTErdogan called his #Russia/n counterpart #Putin couple of hours ago. #Kremlin reports the two:
- praised military cooperation in #Syria (#Idlib & NE)
- endorsed ceasefire in #Libya
- discussed bilaterals + #Ankara's #HagiaSofia decision (!!)
- praised military cooperation in #Syria (#Idlib & NE)
- endorsed ceasefire in #Libya
- discussed bilaterals + #Ankara's #HagiaSofia decision (!!)
Things to watch:
1. Something apparently cooked up on #Libya:
Minutes after #Russia-#Turkey talks, #Algeria Prez called #Putin to talk LYB:
- stressed need for immediate ceasefire
- return to intra-Libyan dialogue based upon Berlin conference
- "consolidate international efforts"
1. Something apparently cooked up on #Libya:
Minutes after #Russia-#Turkey talks, #Algeria Prez called #Putin to talk LYB:
- stressed need for immediate ceasefire
- return to intra-Libyan dialogue based upon Berlin conference
- "consolidate international efforts"
2. According to Kremlin, Putin told Erdogan that his #HagiaSophiaMosque decision stirred public backlash in #Russia. Erdogan reportedly promised that "visitors' access to Hagia Sophia will be maintained, and Christian legacy there will be preserved." (!!)
Turks chant pro- Erdogan & Allahu Akbar slogans outside Hagia Sophia to celebrate its conversion to a mosque.
Erdogan signed decree today converting the World Heritage Site and 1,500 old former Orthodox Cathedral then museum to a mosque:
Erdogan signed decree today converting the World Heritage Site and 1,500 old former Orthodox Cathedral then museum to a mosque:
More on this story & #Turkey’s court decision here thenational.ae/world/europe/t…
Brief timeline of #hagiasofia
• 537-1453: Christian Cathedral
• 1453-1931: Converted to a Mosque
• 1935-2020: Converted to a Museum
• 2020- : Converted to a Mosque
• 537-1453: Christian Cathedral
• 1453-1931: Converted to a Mosque
• 1935-2020: Converted to a Museum
• 2020- : Converted to a Mosque
सध्या जगभरात कोरोना, भारत-चीन तणाव सोबतच नव्याने चर्चेत आलेला विषय म्हणजे टर्की देशातील इस्तांबूल शहरातील हाइया सोफिया संग्रहालय, आपल्याकडे जसा राम जन्मभूमी- बाबरी मस्जिद वाद जुना होता तसाच वाद आजही पाश्चिमेकडे "हाइया सोफिया"च्या रुपाने धगधगता आहे.
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शेकडो वर्षांपूर्वी रोमन शासकांच्या ताब्यात असलेल्या ह्या भूभागात तत्कालीन रोमन राज्याने सध्या जिथे "हाइया सोफिया" इमारत आहे तिथे लाकडी चर्च बनवले, ते तेव्हाच्या युद्धात शत्रूंकडून जाळले गेले, पुन्हा लाकडी चर्च उभारले गेले तेसुद्धा युद्धात जाळण्यात आले.
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नंतरच्या रोमन राजाने त्याच जागेवर पुन्हा भव्यदिव्य दगडी बांधकामातील अस चर्च उभारले, आपण "हाइया सोफिया" वास्तू म्हणून पाहतो ती तेव्हाच उभारलेली दगडी बांधकामातील चर्च आहे. परंतु नंतरच्या काळात युरोपात "ऑटोमन साम्राज्य" उदयास आले आणि त्यांनी वेगाने विस्तारही केला.
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...and the outtake. Thanks to the couple from Toronto who corraled us into taking a proper photo.
