OUR Saint Sophie Cathedral re-entered the political agenda in Turkey in connection with the statement of the Islamist politician.
Manolis Kostidis said that today, on the first day of Ramadan, Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that the conversion to glass this is his achievement.
He was followed by the chairman of the Prosperity Party. Temel KaramolaogluIslamist of the G6 alliance, noting that with the coming to power of opposition parties, perhaps part of Hagia Sophia “will be reopened for tourists”, that is, part of it will become museuma temporary solution that the Islamists do not want, so he was attacked by the pro-government media.
“When we come to power, Hagia Sophia will be opened on real terms. She will find her soul again,” he wrote on Twitter.
Ayasofya fethin symbolüyse Fatih’in symbolü de adalettir. İktidara geğilimizde Ayasofya real manada açılımş olacak. He will find his soul.
— Temel Karamollaoglu (@T_Karamollaoglu) March 21, 2023
Answering a question during a broadcast on Karar TV, the chairman of the Prosperity Party said that “besides the sections used as mosques (i.e. for religious purposes), the rest can be opened for use by tourists” as it is a very large building.
The Welfare Party President’s proposal was described as “strange” by some of the press, as the Hagia Sophia was said to be dedicated to religious worship in 2020, 86 years later.
- Sabah: “Karamolaoğlu’s strange suggestion: part of Hagia Sophia can be opened to tourists”
- In the son of Haber: “Temel Karamolaoglu’s statement on Hagia Sophia: we can open part of it for tourists”
- Milliet: “Temel Karamolaoglu Hagia Sophia”
- Hurriet: “Declaration of Karamolaoglu: some parts of the Hagia Sophia will be open to tourists”
- Cnnturk: “Hagia Sophia Karamolaoglu”
- Yeniakit: “Karamolaoglu said the first “but” about Hagia Sophia”
The reports also highlight that Mr. Karamolaoglu said that “Kemal Kilicdaroglu or anyone else has no intention of turning the mosque into something else. It’s just that the size of the building is such that part of it could be used as a museum.”
Information: SKAI
Source: Kathimerini
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