Erdogan Speech On Hagia Sophia

Erdogan prays with muslims in hagia sophia after former church is converted to a mosque many thought the religious struggle for hagia sophia was over by gareth browne istanbul 24 july.

Erdogan speech on hagia sophia. The united states on july 1 urged the turkish government to continue to maintain the status of hagia sophia in istanbul as a museum pushing back on turkish president recep tayyip erdogan s. Erdogan s recent decision to return the hagia sophia to its former status as a place of worship has in fact little to do with a conflict between islam and christianity or church and mosque. Turkish president recep tayyip erdogan declared on friday that resurrecting a mosque inside the legendary hagia sophia cathedral is just the first step in a mission to liberate the al aqsa mosque in other words to eject the jews from the holy site in jerusalem they know as the temple mount. Istanbul reuters president tayyip erdogan attended the first prayers at turkey s hagia sophia on friday since declaring the ancient monument a mosque crowning his long campaign to place islam.

Reverting hagia sophia to its original form as a mosque was a dream of my youth erdogan said failing to note that the building s original form was as a cathedral on friday following a visit to the tomb of sultan mehmet ii the conquerer who wrested constantinople from christian hands. Muslim prayer was held there on friday for the first time in 86 years.