The Union grieved the decision of Turkey to make Hagia Sophia a mosque

the EU expressed regret at the fact that Turkey gave the Hagia Sophia, the status of the mosque.

the Representative of the European Union Josep Borrell said that Turkey “has always followed the tradition of preserving cultural heritage and intellectual openness,” writes TASS. Therefore, the transfer of the Cathedral under the control of religious authorities “is particularly regrettable”.

meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the first Muslim service at the Cathedral on 24 July.

Hagia Sophia was built in 537 year and more than a thousand years was the world’s largest Christian Church. In 1453, after the fall of Constantinople, the Turks turned it into a mosque Hagia Sophia.

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