Reactions were caused in Turkey by the move of Greek tourist Apostolos Papatheodoros to be photographed inside Hagia Sophia holding the Greek flag in his hands.

In the caption of the photo posted on Instagram, the Greek tourist wrote “My beloved city, forever Greek”.

The posting of the photo and its republication by Turkish media provoked reactions from Turks on social media with most of them calling it provocative and many blaming the Turkish authorities for allowing the move, they note.

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Several of them even chose to respond in an unacceptable and premature manner, writing, among other things, “I hope you know how to swim”, “the sea is cold my love”, “you miss swimming”, making an indirect reference to the Smyrna disaster.

See some of the reactions of Turks on social media:

?Yunan turist Ayasofya’da bayrak açtı

Fotoğrafını “Sevgili şehrim, sonsuza kadar Yunan” notuyla paylaşan turiste tepki yağdıhttps://t.co/7Qsp2oJo8f

— Türkiye Gazetesi (@turkiyegazetesi) March 16, 2024

ÖZEL HABER /// Ayasofya ziyareti sonrası “Sevgili şehrim sonsuza kadar Yunan” şeklinde paylaşım yapan şahsın 3 Mart’ta ülkeden ayrıldığı öğrenildi pic.twitter.com/sh90w7tMtu

— Pointer (@Pointertr) March 16, 2024