BREAKING — Erdogan says the Hagia Sophia will be open as a mosque in July 24 with Friday prayers
• Entrace fee will be lifted
• Will be open for foreign and local tourists
• Entrace fee will be lifted
• Will be open for foreign and local tourists
Erdogan says instead of discussing the Hagia Sophia, the world should look into rising anti-Islamic and Xenophobic sentiments
• There would be 6-month work to complete conversion
• Will be in a good state for both Muslims and non-Muslims
• There would be 6-month work to complete conversion
• Will be in a good state for both Muslims and non-Muslims
Erdogan says the same logic would apply for both turning the Vatican into a museum and insisting to keep the Hagia Sophia as a museum
Erdogan read a lot of poetry on Istanbul and Mehmed II, recited the Sultan’s curse against those who would attempt to change the form of the building other than a mosque.
He deliberately didn’t mention Ataturk who made the decision to change its form
He deliberately didn’t mention Ataturk who made the decision to change its form
Erdoğan has ended his speech by saying that “revival of the Hagia Sophia as a mosque is ushering the news for the liberation of Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.”
“This decision is the footsteps of the willpower that will take Muslims out of interregnum”
“This decision is the footsteps of the willpower that will take Muslims out of interregnum”
