Turkey orders Hagia Sophia be turned into mosque

Religious and political leaders worldwide on Friday criticized Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for officially declaring that the Hagia Sophia site, one of the world's most prominant Christian cathedrals, is now a mosque open to Muslim worship.

Related Keywords

Turkey ,Qatar ,United States ,Russia ,Istanbul ,Mustafa Kemal ,Ankara ,Greece ,Constantinople ,Russian ,Republic Of Turkey ,Qatari ,Turkish ,Bob Menendez ,Vladimir Legoida ,Josep Borrell ,Tayyip Erdogan ,Linag Mendoni ,Wikimedia Commons ,Anugrah Kumar ,Hagia Sophia ,James Risch ,Roman Emperor Constantine ,Morgan Ortagus ,Mike Pompeo ,World Heritage Committee ,Affairs Presidency ,European Union ,Us Senate Foreign Relations Committee ,Al Jazeera ,Russian Orthodox Church ,Directorate Of Religious Affairs ,Ministry Of Culture ,Reuters ,Christian Post Contributor ,Emperor Constantine ,Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ,Religious Affairs ,Wall Street Journal ,Latest News ,Greek Orthodox ,Ecumenical Patriarchate ,Sultan Mehmed ,Mustafa Kemal Ataturk ,Orthodox Christians ,Culture Minister Lina ,President Erdogan ,Turkish Government ,Foreign Relations Committee Chairman James Risch ,Turkish Council ,Religious Affairs Presidency ,Orthodox Church ,Patriarch Bartholomew ,State Mike Pompeo ,