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The presidents of Ukraine and Belarus, Vladimir Zelensky and Alexander Lukashenko discussed during a telephone conversation the question of extradition of the detained in Minsk Russians. Relevant information distributed by the office of the Ukrainian leader.
Zelensky expressed hope that the detained Russians will give the official Kiev. The head of state expressed confidence that the detainee "will not be able to avoid just punishment."
Nothing wrong with Russia, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said. This opinion, as reported by the RBC, expressed the head of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs Leonid Kalashnikov, commenting on the statement of the Belarusian leader made during his address to the nation.
"As for his (Lukashenko – Ed. ed.) remarks in relation to the detainees, I believe that nothing offensive was said," said the MP.
The prices in Turkish hotels after the resumption of air links with Russia will remain the same as last year, said RIA Novosti Chairman of the Federation of hoteliers of Turkey, Sururi Corabatir.
Russia from August 1, resumed flights from the UK, Turkey and Tanzania. From this date began flights to such Turkish cities as Ankara and Istanbul from the 10th of August, will resume flights to the resort of Antalya, Bodrum and Dalaman.
Russia on Saturday resumes flights abroad after a long break due to pandemic coronavirus. From 1 August you can fly to the UK and Turkey, and in Tanzania, which is also in the list of allowed departure countries, while flight no.
Russia on the background of the pandemic coronavirus as of March 27, stopped regular and Charter flights with other countries with a few exceptions, including export flights from abroad. During this period, air travel has dropped significantly — especially international. For example, in June, on international routes were transported 40,3 thousand people or 0.7% from last year.
A group of Russians detained in Belarus, provided by attorneys, they are under a gag order, told RIA Novosti on Friday, press Secretary of the Belarusian Republican bar Association (BRCA) Daria Superca.
"The Russians detained in Belarus, provided the lawyers. Each of the detainees under the law have the opportunity to realize their right to protection, and the opportunity they were given. The defenders gave a subscription to disclose data of preliminary investigation" - has told a press-the Secretary BRKA.
Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov has declared that, most likely, the detainees in Belarus Russians — employees of a private security company who were in the Republic in transit and missed the flight.
According to Peskov, Moscow is concerned that Belarus has still not justified the detention of the Russians.
The number of Russian tourists in Turkey by the end of 2020 will halve compared to last year and amount to no more than 3-3,5 thousand people, this forecast leads to the Association of tour operators of Russia (ATOR).
The number of tourists from Russia, the biggest incoming market to fall two times. "If in 2019 Turkey was visited by around seven million Russians, this year — in the optimistic scenario will be around 3-3,5 million people," — said in the Association.
In a rally in support of a candidate for the office of President of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovski in Minsk took part no fewer than 63 thousand people, States in his Telegram-channel human rights center "Spring".
Official information on the number who took part in the action yet.
Odious interpretation of the official Minsk to the detention of citizens of the Russian Federation does not hold water. This statement was made by Russian foreign Ministry.
The foreign Ministry stressed that the intention to expose the incident as foreign interference in the internal Affairs of Belarus, called "at least puzzling."
In the Russian Orthodox Church will rejoice over the resumption of worship after the restoration of the Orthodox monastery of Sumela in Turkey, although to bless the faithful pilgrimage to the ancient abode will be possible only after the restoration of Eucharistic communion with Constantinople, said RIA Novosti Deputy head of the Department for external Church relations (DECR) of the Moscow Patriarchate Archpriest Nikolai Balashov.
This week, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his country protects the cultural heritage of Christianity, citing as example the restoration of one of the world's oldest Orthodox monasteries of Panagia Sumela in Trabzon province in northeast Turkey. Patriarch Bartholomew thanked on the phone to Erdogan for the restoration of the monastery, which was due to open after restoration.
Odious interpretation of the Belarusian party of the detention of 33 Russians do not stand up to scrutiny, the attempt to present the incident as external interference in the Affairs of the Republic causes at least bewilderment, said in a statement the foreign Ministry.
"Odious interpretation of the Belarusian party of the detention of 33 citizens of Russia does not withstand any criticism," - said in a statement.
Detained near Minsk group of the Russians was on July 25 to fly to Istanbul, said Russian Ambassador in Belarus Dmitry Mezentsev.
"The Russians, who arrived in the sanatorium "Belorusochka" of Minsk, was forced to do due to the fact that I was late for a flight from National airport of the capital of the Republic, heading the transit to a third country. They had intended to fly from Minsk to Istanbul on 25 July and is not believed to be in the Republic how whatever for a long time, and much later planned to return to the Russian capital from another state by plane, bypassing the territory of Belarus," - said in a statement Mezentsev published on the website of the Embassy.
A new meeting of Turkish and Russian diplomats in Libya will be held soon in Moscow will be discussed including the deployment of the opposing forces at the time of announcement of the ceasefire, said the Deputy Director of the Department and press of the Russian foreign Ministry Alexei Zaitsev.
Previous consultations took place in June in Istanbul on 21-22 July in Ankara.
The commander of the militia of the Syrian Christian town of Scalby Nabil Abdullah announced the intention to build in his hometown chapel with a symbolic name Hagia Sophia.
"It's symbolic of a small Church not more than four metres in height and four in width. This small chapel is designed to show the real face of Syria, where two different civilizations and culture. Especially in this town (Salbei) who received more than 4 thousand refugees who fled from terror," - told RIA Novosti Abdallah.
The new restrictive measures can enter in Turkey in connection with the increase in the number of cases of coronavirus in the Central and Eastern parts of the country, said the head of Ministry of health of the Republic of Fahrettin koca.
Koca as said before, the number of identified cases of coronavirus in Turkey increased during the day, 963, died 15 patients. The total number of infected reached 228 thousand, dead – 5645. From the beginning of June, the country has removed most of the restrictions imposed by the pandemic.
Patriarchal divine Liturgy on the day of the assumption on August 15 in the monastery of Panagia Sumela in Trabzon - one of the world's oldest Orthodox monasteries - this year will not take place because of the ban of the Turkish authorities in connection with the pandemic, said the Church of Constantinople.
The monastery is inactive. In 2010, the first in decades in this service was conducted in the assumption of the virgin - one of the great feasts of Orthodoxy. Liturgy conducted by the Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew. As reported, the ROC, the first since 1922, the Liturgy in the monastery Panagia Sumela became possible as a result of agreements entered into by the Department for external Church relations of the Moscow Patriarchate with the Ministry of culture and tourism of the Turkish Republic and the leadership of the Trabzon province. The last five years, worship services are not held there.
The number of search queries regarding the flights from Russia to Turkey since the opening of this direction exceeded 2019, with the majority of users choose not beach holidays in Antalya or Bodrum, and the "city" option, booking Istanbul, told RIA Novosti in the company Ozon.Travel.
It recalled that from August 1 to open the air service between Russia and the three countries - Turkey, Tanzania and the United Kingdom that influenced the demand for travel among Russian tourists.
The resumption of air links with Turkey will not affect the number of tourists in the resorts of the South of Russia, as going abroad those who initially were not going to Crimea and Krasnodar region, said the Executive Director of the Association of tour operators of Russia (ATOR) Maya Lomidze.
Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova on Friday has informed that Russia since August 1, will resume flights from the UK, Turkey and Tanzania. While Turkey adopted two decisions. From August 1 to resume air links to cities such as Ankara and Istanbul, and from 10 August in the resort of Antalya, Bodrum and Dalaman.
Patriarch Bartholomew thanked on the phone with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan for restoration of Orthodox monastery of Sumela, said the administration of the Turkish leader.
On the eve of Erdogan said that his country protects the cultural heritage of Christianity, citing as example the restoration of one of the world's oldest Orthodox monasteries of Panagia Sumela in Trabzon province in northeast Turkey.
Flights to Turkey and the UK from Moscow "Vnukovo" will resume in August, flights to Tanzania are not currently planned, according to the airport.
"Directly from the airport "Vnukovo" the message will be recovered with the destinations in Turkey (Istanbul (both airports), Ankara, Antalya, Dalaman, Bodrum) and the UK (London-Luton). Flights to Tanzania at the moment, neither one of the airlines-partners is not planned", - stated in the message.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his country protects the cultural heritage of Christianity, citing as example the restoration of one of the world's oldest Orthodox monasteries of Panagia Sumela in Trabzon province.
"In Turkey there are many major cultural sites of world significance. The Sumela monastery is one of the symbols of our country. Here the traces of many civilizations. For years, we are working to maintain the monastery. We never sought to destroy these objects, on the contrary, tried to save them," - said Erdogan, speaking at a ceremony marking the completion of the second phase of the restoration of the monastery of Panagia Sumela. It has been broadcast on Twitter by the Turkish leader.
Market experts said that the resumption of flights to Turkey, the UK and Tanzania will open up opportunities for tourism and other countries, according to Tourdom.
After the announcement on Friday, July 24, the government's decision to resume flights to Turkey, Britain and Tanzania the experts of the market once said – it opens up opportunities for tourism not only in these three countries. For example, from Istanbul, flying of Moscow, St. Petersburg and Rostov-on-don will be available from 1 August, there is a convenient and often cost effective connections to the UAE.
The position of the Russian Orthodox Church over the status of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul is not political and ideological, it is not a continuation of Russian policy, said Monday the Deputy Chairman of the Synodal Department of the Moscow Patriarchate on relations of the Church with society and the media Vakhtang Kipshidze.
The Supreme administrative court of Turkey on 10 July annulled the decision of 1934 the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a Museum. Immediately after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he had signed a decree about the transformation of the Cathedral into a mosque and the beginning of Muslim worship there. In UNESCO, the number of States of the world and in the Russian Orthodox Church, unfortunately, reacted to this decision.
Prayer in the Church of Hagia Sophia, the burning of the temple in Nantes, the demolitions of monuments in the West are a blow not only to abandon Christianity in Europe but also in Russia, and the best lesson from this – to preserve their own civilization and culture, said the Deputy head of the Moscow Patriarchate Bishop Zelenograd Savva (Tutunov).
"Prayer in the Church of Hagia Sophia... the burning of the temple in Nantes (not the first burning of the temple in France for a year, not to mention other anti-Christian actions)... Someone will say, perhaps even with some smile: this otvetka for Europe's abandonment of Christianity. What are you laughing at? Over our common tragedy laugh!" - posted by Bishop Savva in his Telegram channel.
The official representative the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Turkey Hami Aksoy condemned the reaction of the Greek authorities on the first namaz in a mosque of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul and the rally in Thessaloniki, which participants burned a Turkish flag.
Earlier, Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a mosque is not a manifestation of strength and proof of the weakness of Turkey. According to him, Turkey violates the peace, "challenging the sovereign rights of Greece and Cyprus and insulting the culture of the XXI century through such actions."
Opinions polled by RIA Novosti of Turkish citizens on their attitude to change the status of Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofia) in Istanbul and complete it on Friday, the first since 1934, the prayer is divided. Some of them will see this event return to the traditions of the Ottoman Empire in the days of her power, the other - another attack on secular principles established by the founder of the Turkish Republic by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.
In the first after a long break prayer in the Aya Sofia was attended by President Recep Tayyip erdoğan, who said Sura of the Koran al-Fatiha before the service. All, according to him, the prayer was attended by about 350 thousand Muslims.
Montenegrin police filed a criminal case against the priest of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) in Podgorica for the violation of measures against coronavirus after a Liturgy in connection with the conversion of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul from a Museum into a mosque, said the interior Ministry.
In Serbia and Montenegro, which, with varying success fought the Ottoman rule in the Balkans from the XIV to the XX century, the news about the change of status and the first since 1934 the Friday prayer in the Hagia Sophia caused a resonance. Patriarch Irinej of Serbia on July 13 called on the Turkish authorities to leave the object as a Museum with the possibility of both Christian and Islamic religious services.
Russian tour operators have opened the booking of tours to Turkey in the first decade of August with a stopover in Istanbul, from August 10 directly to Antalya, according to the website of the Association of tour operators of Russia (ATOR).
Friday, 24 July, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has declared that the decision on the resumption of international flights in Russia on 1 August. According to him, the flights will be operated from airports of Moscow, the Moscow region, St. Petersburg and Rostov-on-don. Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said that Russia will resume flights until with three countries: UK, Turkey, and Tanzania.
Christian mosaics of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, where Friday was the first in 86 years prayer, closed by curtains at the end, the correspondent of RIA Novosti.
In prayer was attended by the President of Turkey, Tayyip Erdogan, who uttered the first Sura of the Koran - "al-Fatiha" - before the service. It was broadcast on large screens installed at several sites to pray in front of Ayia Sofia. According to the Turkish leader, in prayer was attended by about 350 thousand Muslims.
After the head of the government Mikhail Mishustin said that Russia from August 1 to resume international flights, interest in tickets abroad has increased dramatically, according to Aviasales.
While travelers will be able to fly from Moscow, Moscow suburbs, St.-Petersburg and Rostov-on-don to Turkey, the UK and Tanzania.
Russian Orthodox Church considers hasty and politically motivated decision on the transformation of Hagia Sophia from Museum to mosque, said Friday, RIA Novosti source in the Russian Orthodox Church.
The Supreme administrative court of Turkey on 10 July annulled the decision of 1934 the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a Museum. Immediately after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he had signed a decree about the transformation of the Cathedral into a mosque and the beginning of Muslim worship there. Friday at Hagia Sophia in Istanbul was the first after 1934 Friday prayer.
Mourning bells sounded on Friday on Cyprus and some cities of Greece in connection with the conversion of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a mosque.
The Supreme administrative court of Turkey on 10 July annulled the decision of 1934 the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a Museum. Immediately after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he had signed a decree about the transformation of the Cathedral into a mosque and the beginning of Muslim worship there. Friday at Hagia Sophia in Istanbul is the first after 1934 Friday prayer.
Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis met on Friday with Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa Theodore II, most of the meeting was devoted to change the status of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul and its transformation into a mosque, the press service of the Prime Minister.
"During the meeting they had the opportunity to exchange views about the various activities of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate on the African continent, as well as on important contemporary issues such as the situation with the pandemic. Much of the discussion focused on the status of the Hagia Sophia and turning it into a mosque, with both sides expressing disappointment with the decision, which is a blow to the peaceful coexistence of religions and an unprecedented insult to the world heritage of UNESCO", - stated in the message.
Russia from August 1, will resume flights from the UK, Turkey and Tanzania, said the Vice-Premier of the Russian Federation Tatyana Golikova.
"From 1 August 2020 of the Russian Federation on a reciprocal basis resumes air links with the UK. Just want to say that it is the capital of great Britain is London, and remind him that Britain did not close the border, but for all those who arrive in the UK, according to the requirements of the country, required 14-day quarantine," he said in the TV channel "Russia 24".
In Istanbul today will happen what some feared and others were looking forward to. In Hagia Sophia, from July 10, lost their Museum status, held a prayer — the first for many decades. Now looks like a monument that is, with its unique Byzantine mosaics and the threat created by Turkish President Recep Erdogan precedent — in the material RIA Novosti.
This place in the Hagia Sophia, perhaps the most favorite Istanbul's guides. His story has acquired numerous conjectures.
First after 86-year hiatus Muslim service will be held Friday at the Cathedral of St. Sophia (Hagia Sophia) in Istanbul, converted into a mosque, the namaz, are expected to attend Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.
The state Council, Turkey's highest administrative court – July 10, annulled the decision of 1934 the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a Museum. Immediately after that, Erdogan announced that he had signed a decree about the transformation of the Cathedral into a mosque and the beginning of Muslim worship there.
Construction of the pipeline "Balkan thread" (the Bulgarian part of the pipeline "Turkish stream"), as stated by the Bulgarian authorities, will be completed by January 1, 2021, are also preparations for the construction of Belene NPP, said in an interview with RIA Novosti Director of the Fourth European Department of the MFA of Russia Yuri Philipson.
"The construction of the second line of the "Turkish stream" on the territory of Bulgaria is planned pace and the assurances of partners will be completed by January 1, 2021. Prime Minister Boyko Borisov holds the implementation of the project under personal control, regularly inspect the construction site. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, which still makes itself felt, preparations for the construction of NPP "Belene" - said the diplomat.
The President of Russia Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis discussed the situation with the Holy Sophia, stressed the cultural and spiritual importance of this unique facility, the press service of the Kremlin.
"Discussed the situation in connection with the change of status of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. It was emphasized exceptional cultural, historical and spiritual significance of this unique world heritage site", - stated in the message.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shared in his Twitter a video for the song about the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, converted from a Museum into a mosque, the composition is performed in nine languages.
The state Council, Turkey's highest administrative court – July 10, annulled the decision of 1934 the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a Museum. Immediately after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that he had signed a decree about the transformation of the Cathedral into a mosque and the beginning of Muslim worship there. In UNESCO, the number of States of the world and in the Russian Orthodox Church, unfortunately, reacted to this decision.
The Turkish host company cited statistics on open hotels in the province of Antalya and Istanbul. It follows from this that after the resumption of flights to Russia guests of the country the first time will be available almost exclusively five-star hotels, according to ATOR.
In recent years, the majority of tourists coming to Turkey from Russia and Germany. But because of the pandemic, these countries have not yet sent travelers to overseas resorts. On the Turkish hotel market has created a paradoxical situation, experts say.
Restore flights to Turkey expect from day to day. That flights resume, they even announced, but the information is not yet confirmed. About how the country lives in anticipation of tourists, what were the beaches and the buffet did not increase do vouchers — in the material RIA Novosti.
"Users immediately responded to the news about the resumption of flights, appeared last week, — tells PR-the Director of metapoiskovikom of tickets Janis ticket. — Tickets to Turkey began to look for four times more often than before". Tourists interested in flights to Istanbul, Antalya, Dalaman, Izmir and Bodrum.
The Christian mosaics and frescoes in the Cathedral of St. Sophia (Hagia Sophia) in Istanbul will be closed with curtains during the time of Muslim prayers, said the press Secretary of the President of Turkey Ibrahim Kalin.
The Supreme administrative court of Turkey on 10 July annulled the decision of 1934 the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a Museum. Immediately after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he had signed a decree about the transformation of the Cathedral into a mosque and the beginning of Muslim worship there. They will begin on July 24. As previously stated in the office of religious Affairs of Turkey, the Christian mosaics and frescoes during the prayers it is necessary to close or darken.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, visited the Hagia Sophia (Hagia Sophia) in Istanbul, where he got acquainted with the preparatory work for the first divine service after its conversion into a mosque, and shared on Twitter photos.
The Supreme administrative court of Turkey on 10 July annulled the decision of 1934 the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a Museum. Immediately after that, Erdogan said that he had signed a decree about the transformation of the Cathedral into a mosque and the beginning of Muslim worship there. They will begin on July 24.
The Ministry of culture and tourism of Turkey and the office for religious Affairs of the country (Diyanet) signed the Protocol on which the Hagia Sophia (Hagia Sophia) in Istanbul will be protected as a world heritage site after the change of its status, said the head of culture and tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy.
The Supreme administrative court of Turkey on 10 July annulled the decision of 1934 the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a Museum. Immediately after this, the President said that he had signed a decree about the transformation of the Cathedral into a mosque and the beginning of Muslim worship there. They will begin on July 24.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan should consider the transfer of a number of religious objects on the territory of Russia, said the head of the Duma Committee on civil society development issues, public and religious organisations Sergey Gavrilov in an interview with "Parlamentskaya Gazeta".
The MP stressed that these objects are not only the temples and monastery, pilgrimage centers and hotels, which were built in Russian and belonged to pre-revolutionary Russia. According to him, speech can go about a minimum of seven churches belonging to the Orthodox Church, and the situation is ripe for this question decided now.
The government of Greece held in Berlin in secret negotiations with Turkey, despite the decision of President Tayyip Erdogan to make the Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul,. The announcement sparked outrage among the Greek public, the opposition demanded an immediate clarification.
On the negotiations said Tuesday the Minister of foreign Affairs of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu.
The decision of the Turkish leadership about the transformation of Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofia) in Istanbul the mosque is an attempt to get rid of the rest of the middle East the Christian presence. Antiochian Orthodox Church condemns this decision, said the Patriarch of Antioch and all the East John X in his letter to the Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew.
"We heard about the sad decision of the government of Turkey about the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a mosque. We regret this decision and Express our protest, as everything that contributes to the Erasure of the history of our countries. The latest decision is aimed at undermining the role of the Christian presence in the East, if not to call it an attempt to get rid of what is left of the active role of Christianity in peaceful coexistence with other religions," says published on the website of the Church of Antioch letter to Facebook.
The Turkish authorities have decided to resort to to change the status of Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofia) in Istanbul to rally the masses against the backdrop of economic problems of the country, believes head of the Department of Oriental languages of the Diplomatic Academy of the MFA of Russia Aslambek Maslaev.
The Supreme administrative court of Turkey on 10 July annulled the decision of 1934 the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a Museum. Immediately after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he had signed a decree about the transformation of the Cathedral into a mosque and the beginning of Muslim worship there. They will begin on July 24.
The Turks did the main Orthodox Cathedral of the world, Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, the mosque — Russia needs to defend the Christian faith and to punish Turkey! Sounds right?
But the Ottomans converted the Church into a mosque in 1453 after Constantinople was taken, and the place of the Roman Empire (called Byzantine) was established the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Caliphate, until the early twentieth century who ruled a considerable part of the Islamic world.
The head of the Department of culture and antiquities of Bahrain and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Arab regional centre for world heritage of the Sheikh may al Khalifa, expressed regret that instead of the unifying role of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul against the decision of the Turkish authorities to turn it into a mosque has become a subject of conflict and division.
The Supreme administrative court of Turkey on 10 July annulled the decision of 1934 the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a Museum. Immediately after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he had signed a decree about the transformation of the Cathedral into a mosque and the beginning of Muslim worship there. They will begin on July 24.
In Berlin regret the decision to withdraw the status of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, said at a briefing the official representative of the government of Germany Steffen Seibert.
"The Federal government, as it is said in the weekend and in the German foreign office, I regret to have taken note of Turkey's decision, taken on Friday. The Hagia Sophia is of great cultural and historical significance, and it has a great religious significance for Christianity and for Islam," said Seibert.
Turkey will continue to preserve Hagia Sophia in Istanbul as a world heritage site by UNESCO after its conversion into a mosque, said on Monday Turkish foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.
The state Council, Turkey's highest administrative court on Friday annulled the decision of 1934 the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a Museum. Immediately after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that he had signed a decree about the transformation of the Cathedral into a mosque and the beginning of Muslim worship there.
The President of the chamber of Commerce of Piraeus, Vasilis the owner Korkidis called on Greek businessmen to impose an embargo on trade with Turkey, and consumers to boycott Turkish goods in connection with the conversion of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a mosque.
The state Council, Turkey's highest administrative court on Friday annulled the decision of 1934 the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a Museum. Immediately after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that he had signed a decree about the transformation of the Cathedral into a mosque and the beginning of Muslim worship there. They will begin on July 24.
Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis discussed with the head of the Greek Orthodox Church Archbishop Ieronim response to the transformation of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a mosque, the press service of the Prime Minister.
The state Council, Turkey's highest administrative court - July 10, annulled the decision of 1934 the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a Museum. Immediately after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that he had signed a decree about the transformation of the Cathedral into a mosque and the beginning of Muslim worship there. They will begin on July 24.
Turkish authorities are considering the question of holding of Muslim prayers in Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofia) in Istanbul, it is assumed, in particular, the use of special lighting technique in which the Christian mosaics and frescoes are not visible during the prayers, according to the newspaper Hurriyet.
Earlier it was reported that the state Council, Turkey's highest administrative court - July 10, annulled the decision of 1934 the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a Museum. Immediately after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that he had signed a decree about the transformation of the Cathedral into a mosque and the beginning of Muslim worship there.
The Minister of foreign Affairs of Greece Nikos Dendias said that "dangerous" to consider the transformation of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a mosque problem, Greek-Turkish relations, not the world. In an interview with Skai Dendias also said that the EU should have a ready list of "strong" measures against Turkey in case of its violation of the sovereign rights of Greece.
On Monday, the issue of Turkey will be discussed in Brussels at the Council of foreign Ministers of the European Union. "There Greece will ask the European Union to compile a list of the strongest possible measures against Turkey if Turkey violates the sovereign rights of Greece," said Dendias.
Change the status of Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofia) in Istanbul is a step towards the great Turkey, with the opinion of other countries does not matter, said Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Earlier it was reported that the state Council, Turkey's highest administrative court - July 10, annulled the decision of 1934 the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a Museum. Immediately after that, Erdogan announced that he had signed a decree about the transformation of the Cathedral into a mosque and the beginning of Muslim worship there.
The decision of the Turkish authorities on the conversion of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul from a Museum into a mosque was a blow to the world Orthodoxy, head of the Department for external Church relations (DECR) of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk.
"It's a blow to the entire world to Orthodoxy, because for all Orthodox Christians throughout the world, the Hagia Sophia is such a symbol, like the Catholic St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome, so it is with great regret that decision," said Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) in the broadcast channel "Russia 1".
The decision of the Turkish authorities on the transformation of the Museum of Hagia Sophia into a mosque is unlikely to be revised soon, said Saturday the head of the Synodal Department of the Moscow Patriarchate on relations of the Church with society and mass-media Vladimir Legoyda.
The state Council, Turkey's highest administrative court – July 10, annulled the decision of 1934 the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a Museum. Immediately after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that he had signed a decree on the transfer of the Cathedral to a mosque and early in this Muslim worship. In the Russian Orthodox Church has accepted with regret the decision.
"Communists of Russia" believe that the Russians should refrain from traveling to Turkey after the authorities of the country to make the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul a working mosque, the press service of the party.
The state Council, Turkey's highest administrative court - July 10, annulled the decision of 1934 the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a Museum. Immediately after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that he had signed a decree about the transformation of the Cathedral into a mosque and the beginning of Muslim worship there.
The President of Cyprus Nikos Anastasiadis said that the decision to make the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul the mosque is a desecration of the world heritage site.
"The decision of the Council of State of Turkey to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque is another problem for the civilized world and represents it in international organizations. It is a historical deviation, and the desecration of world heritage, with special emotional value for all Christians on earth" - wrote Anastasiadis on his page in Facebook.
Greece after the decision of Turkey to turn Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a mosque must immediately to impose sanctions against Ankara to close the Turkish Consulate in Komotini, the Museum of Kemal Ataturk in Thessaloniki, the border with Turkey, to open a mosque in Votanikos and close hundreds of illegal mosques, said RIA Novosti former MEP and President of the party "Greece – another way" NOTIS Marias.
He is Professor at the University of Crete, where he teaches the institutional setting of the European Union.
France deplores Turkey's decision to change the status of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, the head of the French foreign Ministry Jean-Yves Le Drian.
The state Council, Turkey's highest administrative court on Friday annulled the decision of 1934 the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a Museum. Immediately after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that he had signed a decree about the transformation of the Cathedral into a mosque and the beginning of Muslim worship there.
In the Muslim community of Russia expressed confidence that after the conversion of the Church-Museum of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a mosque any obstacles to its all visitors will not arise.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday signed a decree on awarding the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul to the status of the mosque. Before that, the state Council of Turkey annulled the decision of 1934 about the Museum the status of a Cathedral.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan approved the decision of the state Council about the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a mosque will not be able thus to increase his popularity in the country and, moreover, will receive "appropriate response" for their actions on the part of several States, considers one of the leading experts on the Christian East studies, Director General of the analytical center "Katechon" Mikhail Yakushev.
Erdogan on Friday signed a decree on awarding the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul to the status of the mosque. Before that, the state Council of Turkey annulled the decision of 1934 about the Museum the status of a Cathedral.
Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis condemned the decision of Turkey to make the Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul, and said that this will affect Turkey's relations with Greece and the whole world community.
The state Council, Turkey's highest administrative court on Friday annulled the decision of 1934 the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a Museum. Immediately after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that he had signed a decree about the transformation of the Cathedral into a mosque and the beginning of Muslim worship there.
The first Muslim worship in the Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofia) is scheduled to begin July 24, the entrance to the mosque is free for all, stated on Friday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Earlier on Friday, Erdogan signed a decree about the transformation of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a mosque and the beginning of Muslim worship there. This became possible after Turkey's Council of state annulled the decision of 1934 the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a Museum.
The recognition of the Church of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul the mosque is a winning political move for a Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan and kind of defeat the Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew, with fear for the fate of this valuable cultural monument is not worth it, said RIA Novosti Director of the human rights center of world Russian people's Council, religious expert Roman Silantyev.
Earlier it became known that the Turkish state Council (Supreme administrative court) annulled the decision of 1934 the transformation of Hagia Sophia (Aya Sophia) Museum.
The call of the Imam to prayer for Muslims on Friday for the first time since 1934, came from of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.
The video, which heard the adhan - Muslims call to prayer, obligatory prayers coming from the former Church of Hagia Sophia, published in Turkish blogs to YouTube.
About six months will be required for preparatory work in the Cathedral of St. Sophia (Hagia Sophia) to transform it into a mosque, stated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
On Friday, Erdogan signed a decree about the transformation of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a mosque and the beginning of Muslim worship there. This became possible after Turkey's Council of state annulled the decision of 1934 the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a Museum.
The President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a decree on awarding the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul to the status of the mosque.
Earlier, the state Council of Turkey annulled the decision of 1934 about the Museum the status of a Cathedral.
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azul deeply regrets Turkey's decision to change the status of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, which was accepted "without dialogue."
"UNESCO Director-General deeply regrets the decision of the Turkish authorities adopted without prior dialogue to change the status of Hagia Sophia", - said in a communique of the organization.
. "To make Sofia mosque again" — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that a few years. On Friday, 10 July 2020, he turned the threat into reality: signed the decree abolishing Museum status of Hagia Sophia. Now here again, as 86 years ago, the mosque Hagia Sophia. About how made this decision and what the consequences are — in the material RIA Novosti.
"The same day he solemnly entered the Church of Hagia Sophia, ascended the steps of the altar and said a prayer for the glory of Allah that brought him the victory. Then he ordered to remake the Church into a mosque".
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has decided to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque, to raise the popularity of the Turkish leader behaves like the sultans of the Ottoman Empire, said to RIA Novosti, the Greek expert, columnist, the former head of the Athens news Agency AMNA Michalis Psilos.
"Erdogan, fully identifying himself with the Ottoman sultans turned Hagia Sophia into a mosque and has strengthened its declining popularity in the case of an election, which can be arranged in the near future," said Psilos.
Cyprus condemns Turkey's actions to change the status of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a mosque and urged Ankara to respect international obligations, said the Minister of foreign Affairs of Cyprus Nikos Hristodulidis.
According to him, growing a flagrant violation of Turkey's international obligations is evident in its decision to change the status of Hagia Sophia, a world heritage site, symbol of the Orthodox faith.
The transformation of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a mosque looks like deliberate worsening of relations both in Turkey and in the world, said in an interview with RIA Novosti head of the Department for external Church relations of the Moscow Patriarchate Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk.
The question of how the decision of the state Council and Turkey signed on Friday the decree of President Tayyip Erdogan about the cancellation of the Museum status of Hagia Sophia and opening it for worship of Muslims will affect Russian-Turkish relations, pilgrimage and tourism, he said, "Certainly, will complicate them."
The Minister of foreign Affairs of Greece Nikos Dendias has called provocative the decision of Turkey to make the Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul, and said that informed the colleagues.
"I have informed my colleagues about the provocation, which has become the world's cultural heritage, as well as to UNESCO, the decision to annul the decree of Kemal atatürk, 1934 on the protection of the Hagia Sophia by its conversion into a Museum," Dendias wrote in his Twitter.
The decision to change the status of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul is a mistake, but Russia has no mechanisms to discourage him, said to RIA Novosti, first Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Vladimir Jabbarov.
"The fact that this decision is incorrect, we have not spoken to the Turkish authorities appealed and the Russian Orthodox Church and the Duma, and leading politicians. But Russia can not do anything to change my mind, Hagia Sophia is located on the territory of Turkey," he said.
The decision of Ankara to Hagia Sophia are aimed at increasing the popularity of their citizens, for relations with Russia, it is not affected, said the RIA Novosti member of the international Committee of the Federation Council Alexei Kondratiev.
A Turkish court decided to change the status of Hagia Sophia, it will be a mosque.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that he had signed a decree about the transformation of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a mosque and the beginning of Muslim worship there.
Earlier on Friday it became known that the state Council of Turkey annulled the decision of 1934 the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a Museum.
The decision about the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a mosque regrettable if President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will support him, it will negatively affect the international image of the country, said RIA Novosti Chairman of the Commission of the Public chamber of the Russian Federation on harmonization of interethnic and interreligious relations Vladimir Zorin.
The Turkish state Council (Supreme administrative court) annulled the decision of 1934 the transformation of Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofia) in Istanbul to a Museum, reported CNN Turk. The Anadolu news Agency, citing a conclusion of the state Council reported that the Cathedral was a mosque.
Change the status of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul will be painfully perceived by the Orthodox world, but also not the best way affect the socio-political life of Turkey, said RIA Novosti, first Deputy Chairman of the Duma Committee on international Affairs Dmitry Novikov.
The Turkish state Council (Supreme administrative court) on Friday annulled the decision of 1934 the transformation of Hagia Sophia (Hagia Sophia) Museum.
The Turkish state Council (Supreme administrative court) annulled the decision of 1934 the transformation of Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofia) in Istanbul in the Museum, informs television channel CNN Turk.
"The state Council of Turkey overturned the decision of 1934 the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a Museum", - transmits television channel, noting that now the Hagia Sophia can be used as a mosque.
The Turkish state Council (Supreme administrative court) annulled the decision of 1934 the transformation of Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofia) in Istanbul in the Museum, informs television channel CNN Turk.
"The state Council of Turkey overturned the decision of 1934 the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a Museum", - transmits television channel, noting that now the Hagia Sophia can be used as a mosque.
The patriarchs of Jerusalem and of the Romanian Theophilus and Daniel Patriarch of Moscow Kirill expressed concern about the possible conversion of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a mosque, said the head of the Synodal Department of the Moscow Patriarchate on relations of the Church with society and mass-media Vladimir Legoyda.
"His concern about the possible conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque was expressed by the primates of the two local Orthodox Churches. Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilus III expressed regret that the age-old tradition of interfaith peace and respect can be interrupted," wrote Legoyda in his Telegram channel.
The situation around the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul is a matter of bilateral relations of Greece and Turkey, and Athens should give a harsh response that will realize in Ankara, said the representative for the print party of the parliamentary party of the "Greek solution" Thanassis Mylonas.
According to him, the position of the party is to turn the house-Museum of the founder of the Turkish state Kemal Ataturk in Thessaloniki, in the Museum of the genocide of the Pontic Greeks.
Change the status of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul and its transformation from a Museum to a mosque is not a religious question and does not apply to relations between Christians and Muslims, but it will affect Turkey's relations with Greece, with Europe and with Russia, and President Tayyip Erdogan should very seriously think about whether to do this, according to the Greek expert, columnist, the former head of the Athens news Agency AMNA Michalis Psilos.
Turkish President Erdogan said that waiting for the decision of the state Council on the possibility of changing the status of Hagia Sophia and its transformation from a Museum into a mosque will do depending on him. The Supreme administrative court of Turkey - the state Council - 2 July, considered the question of changing the status of Hagia Sophia. The state Council believes that to change the status of the Cathedral is the presidential decree. It is expected that the Council's decision will be published within 15 days.
. Created a year and a half ago on the basis of the structures of the schismatic "Orthodox Church of Ukraine" (ptsu) is crushed from within. For the power fight the few natives of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) and longtime leaders of the schism, who have never had legal status. This happens on the background of the return of fugitive priests in the canonical Church. On the causes of strife in the material RIA Novosti.
Vinnytsia region is predicted to have a status of "independence of the Church." In December 2018 it is here that began the transition of the priests of the UOC in ptsu, created a native of these parts of Petro Poroshenko. The ex-President has made the legalization of the schismatics of Constantinople Patriarch Bartholomew.
The situation with the status of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul and provoking the conflict serves the interests of the forces, far from Islam and Orthodoxy, the Chairman of the Duma Committee on civil society development issues, public and religious organisations Sergey Gavrilov.
The state Duma on Tuesday adopted a draft address to the Grand national Assembly of Turkey in connection with the discussion of the question of changing the status of the Church-Museum of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, urging to take all possible steps to prevent damage that can cause a hasty change of status.
The state Duma on Tuesday could make a draft appeal to the Grand national Assembly of Turkey in connection with the consideration of the change of status of the Church-Museum of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, follows from an electronic database of the lower house of Parliament.
Turkey currently actively discussed the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a mosque. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that waiting for the decision of the state Council on the possibility of changing the status of a Cathedral and will go on depending on him.
Change the status of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul speak in a deep sorrow in the Russian people, the persistence of neutrality will promote development of relations between Russia and Turkey, said on Monday the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Kirill.
Turkey currently actively discussed the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a mosque. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that waiting for the decision of the state Council on the possibility of changing the status of a Cathedral and will go on depending on him.
The Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church Archbishop of Athens and all Greece Jerome believes that the Turks will not dare to turn the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a mosque.
"Look, they play all the games that got their hands. And it's also a game. I believe that they wouldn't dare," said Jerome, answering the question of the Greek Mesogeios TV channel, will the Turkey on the transformation of the Cathedral into a mosque.
The Moscow Patriarchate has called on the Turkish authorities to respect the feelings of millions of Christians and not to turn the Hagia Sophia into a mosque and reminded that Istanbul and so there is no shortage of Muslim temples.
The Supreme administrative court of Turkey, the state Council on Thursday considered the question of changing the status of Hagia Sophia into a mosque. The state Council believes that to change the status of the Cathedral is the presidential decree, reported by the Greek TV ERT. The decision will be announced within 15 days.
The Paris court of assize had sentenced a French jihadist Tyler Vilius involved in the execution of two people in Syria, to 30 years in prison, according to the newspaper Parisien.
The publication notes that the Vilius arrived in Syria in 2012 and quickly climbed the ladder of the group Islamic state" (IG)*. In 2013, he became the "Emir" of the camp of the Franco-Belgian militant group and after some time joined the security forces and the militants. In 2015, as the court ruled, he participated in the executions of two former soldiers of the opposition "Free Syrian army" (FSA).
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that the accusations against Ankara in connection with the possibility of deprivation of the Hagia Sophia and the status of the Museum are attacks on the sovereignty of the country.
The Supreme administrative court of Turkey, the state Council on Thursday considered the question of changing the status of Hagia Sophia into a mosque. The decision will be announced within 15 days. The state Council believes that to change the status of the Cathedral is the presidential decree, reported by the Greek TV ERT.
Hagia Sophia in Istanbul is the most famous monument of Byzantine architecture, the most imposing structure of the Justinian era. The largest Christian Church until the construction of St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome.
The temple was built by Emperor Justinian I in Constantinople (now Istanbul), 532-537 years on the site of burned-down Christian churches, erected in the IV and V centuries under the emperors Constantine I and Theodosius II.
The Tokyo prosecutors appealed to US with requests to extradite two suspects in the case about the escape of the former head of the automaker Nissan Carlos Ghosn, said the Agency Kyodo.
"We want to Express our gratitude to the law enforcement bodies of the USA for cooperation and hope for the greatest possible cooperation to accelerate extradition procedures", - quotes Agency the statement of the Prosecutor's office.
The first hearing in the case against 20 accused of involvement in the murder of a Saudi opposition journalist Jamal Casucci will take place in Istanbul on Friday, the trial will be in correspondence mode.
The Istanbul Prosecutor's office at the end of March has charged in absentia charged 20 subjects Saudi Arabia of involvement in the murder Casucci in October 2018: the 18 people charged in the execution of the crime, for them, the Prosecutor's office demands life imprisonment. Two more accused in the murder, that the advisers of the crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Saud al-Qahtani and former Deputy head of the General intelligence Ahmed Asiri. For them, the Prosecutor's office requested imprisonment under article "the Organization and premeditated murder committed with special cruelty". The case is signed by the public Prosecutor Irfan Fidan submitted to the court.
Hagia Sophia in Istanbul is an integral part of Orthodox history and culture, and there is hope for statesmanship of a Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan as the transformation of the Cathedral-Museum into a mosque threatens consequences, said on Thursday, RIA Novosti Deputy head of the Department for external Church relations (DECR) of the Moscow Patriarchate Archpriest Nikolai Balashov.
The Supreme administrative court of Turkey, the state Council on Thursday considered the question of changing the status of Hagia Sophia into a mosque. The state Council believes that to change the status of the Cathedral is the presidential decree, reported by the Greek TV ERT. The decision will be announced within 15 days.
The United States urges the Turkish authorities to preserve Hagia Sophia in Istanbul the status of a Museum and leave it available for all people, said Secretary of state Mike Pompeo.
Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan said earlier that the Turkish Council of State will consider the possibility to change the status of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul (now it has the status of a Museum). According to the foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu said that his country was entitled to change the status of the Cathedral, turning it into a mosque, without taking into account the views of other States.