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“Hagia Sophia: A symbol of the Conquest of Constantinople”: Turkish Culture Minister provokes on six years since its reopening as a mosque

Another anniversary of the “historic day” has arrived, when Hagia Sophia was reopened for worship with the signature of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy wrote, among other things, in a social media post

29 May 1453: The Fall of Constantinople

A historic & sad day for Western civilization

“Istanbul is ours forever,” says Erdogan on the occasion of the anniversary of the fall of Constantinople

The Conqueror was not only a great military commander and statesman, but also a brilliant scientist who was a pioneer in modern engineering, said

Erdogan: New provocation on the day of the Fall of Constantinople – “The faith demonstrated by Mehmed inspires us”

"It was one of the most glorious victories in our history," stated Turkey's Vice President, Fuat Oktay

Hagia Sophia: Erdogan’s kitsch show celebrating the Fall of Constantinople (video-photos)

In the video there is a bizarre appearance of both the Noah's Ark and of the the Ark of the Covenant for some surreal reason...

The Turks provoke again for Hagia Sophia: “The fear of the Greeks prevailed over anger. Let’s turn it a mosque”

"Now is the time to read the prayer in Hagia Sophia with its excellent acoustics & to make it be heard from Israel to the US from Greece to the EU"

Muslims to pray in front of Hagia Sophia to put pressure to revert historic site into a Mosque (Upd.2)

The Turks will celebrate the conquest of Constantinople on May 29, 1453