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More Turkish provocations: While everyone was dealing with the pandemic, we turned Hagia Sophia into a mosque & opened Varosia! (video)

The Turkish Interior Minister acknowledges that while the world was dealing with the pandemic, Ankara was promoting its provocative plans

Newsroom April 20 06:45

 

Ankara was pursuing its own agenda as the international community turned its attention to managing the coronavirus pandemic, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu cynically admitted.

Speaking at an iftar dinner in Trabzon, Soylu acknowledged with pride that while world leaders were dealing with the pandemic, his country was showing strength (sic) in the Eastern Mediterranean, Hagia Sophia, Cyprus and Libya.

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#Turkey‘s Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu claimed ownership of entire natural gas reserves in East Med, said Turkey made bold moves in #Cypus, Libya, converted Hagia Sophia into mosque while West had been busy with #Covid pandemic. pic.twitter.com/tZj19Szdgp

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