Erdogan Hagia Sophia Cartoon
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.
Erdogan hagia sophia cartoon. Istanbul s hagia sophia opens as a mosque for muslim prayers turkish president recep tayyip erdogan has fulfilled a dream of his islamic oriented youth and joined hundreds of worshipers for the. Turkey s president tayyip erdogan joined thousands of worshippers at hagia sophia on friday for the first prayers there since he declared the monument revered by christians and muslims for almost. President trump and turkish president recep tayyip erdogan spoke on the phone tuesday after erdogan sparked global outrage by converting the 1500 year old hagia sophia into a mosque. As erdogan joins hagia sophia muslim prayers 2nd conquest of istanbul hailed now reconverted into a mosque site was built as a cathedral during christian byzantine empire became a mosque.
After leaving hagia sophia erdogan went straight to the nearby fatih conqueror mosque named after sultan mehmet who seized istanbul for the ottomans. Erdogan s rise to power in turkey has emphasized political islam according to nelson who said the conversion of the hagia sophia and other historical churches in the country into mosques is. Erdogan changes hagia sophia back to a mosque. Grosz chris search id.
Hagia sophia will continue to serve all believers as a mosque and will remain a place of cultural heritage for all humanity erdogan said at mehmet s tomb. Recep tayyip erdogan turkish president recep erdogan erdogan president erdogan. 3570x2472 pixels unwatermarked tags.