Armenia In Hagia Sophia

We are disappointed by the decision by the government of turkey to change the status of the hagia sophia.

Armenia in hagia sophia. At first it was an orthodox church then a mosque. It served as a center of religious political and artistic life for the byzantine world and has provided us with many useful scholarly insights into the period. On july 10 2020 turkish president recep tayyip erdogan signed a decision to repeal that decree. The building is currently being evacuated while works to restore hagia sophia artifacts are ongoing.

A 2013 lawsuit by the state s directorate general of foundations resulted in the transfer of the ownership of the building to i̇nesiye village mosque foundation. During the recent return of the hagia sophia hagia sophia museum to the status of a mosque three moments stuck out as highly symbolic. We express our deep concern about the decision of the authorities of turkey to convert hagia sophia a unesco world heritage site into a mosque mfa spokesperson anna naghdalyan said in a statement. The hagia sophia was built in constantinople in 537.

Hugh mcdermott is a high profile member of the nsw armenia australia. The imposing structure of hagia sophia located in istanbul turkey. Dubbed bursa s hagia sophia for its use as both a church and a mosque the municipality s efforts turned the space into a performance venue for the town. The building began as an orthodox christian cathedral was converted to a mosque in the 15th century and was then made into a museum in the 1930s.

The hagia sophia is part of the unesco world heritage site in istanbul. For almost a millennium after its construction it was the largest cathedral in all of christendom. By taner akçam worcester mass. The sight of a group of persons running to the mosque shouting allahu akbar the turkish minister of religious affairs ascending to the pulpit for the friday sermon with sword in hand and the president of the.

Arild vågen wikimedia commons despite protests from around the world turkey has decided to convert the hagia sophia into a mosque. Yerevan armenia has joined international community to condemn turkish government s decision to convert hagia sophia into a mosque. The us department of state said friday that it is disappointed by turkey s decision to turn the hagia sophia an istanbul landmark back into a mosque. After 86 years a full fledged muslim prayer was held in hagia sophia on july 24.

It was also an important site of muslim worship after sultan.