Russian Ummah in solidarity with the position of the Russian government and said the decision about turning Hagia Sophia into a mosque an internal affair of Turkey, said Wednesday the first Deputy Chairman of the Council of Muftis of Russia, mufti of Moscow region Rushan Abbyasov.
Hagia Sophia (Hagia Sophia) was founded by the Christian Emperor Justinian and inaugurated in 537 year. The Cathedral is about a thousand years was the largest Christian Church in the world. After the capture of Constantinople by the Ottomans and the fall of the Byzantine Empire in 1453, the Cathedral was converted into a mosque but since 1934 the building by decree of the founder of the modern Turkish state Kemal Ataturk became a Museum and was included in the world heritage list of UNESCO.
Russian President Vladimir Putin during a telephone conversation congratulated Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and the Turkish people with the upcoming holiday of Eid al-Adha, press service of the Kremlin.
"Vladimir Putin congratulated the President of Turkey and the Turkish people with the upcoming holiday of Eid al-Adha", - stated in the message.
The presidents of Russia and Turkey Vladimir Putin and Tayyip Erdogan in a telephone conversation discussed the tension between Azerbaijan and Armenia, as well as the situation in Syria and Libya, said the administration of the Turkish leader.
"Our President and the Russian leader Vladimir Putin during telephone conversations has welcomed the steps to strengthen Russian-Turkish relations. They also discussed the tension between Azerbaijan and Armenia, as well as developments in the region, particularly in Syria and Libya," - said in a statement Erdogan's administration.
Five hundred law enforcement officers will always carry the service in Ayia Sofia, said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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. The first prayer was done at the Aya Sofia on July 24.
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.
Vice-President of the European Commission, Margaritis Schinas, the representative of Greece in the leadership of the EC, expressed his regret for the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a mosque.
"As a Greek I feel bitterness, I feel the outrage on this issue. This is a difficult day, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who is experiencing similar emotions. I believe Turkey will at some point have to decide what should be its geopolitical position and with whom she wants to be together in the future. If Turkey wants to go with the European Union based on European values, if so, what is happening today in Hagia Sophia is a bad otravny point," he said at a press conference.
The Egyptian Parliament gave to the head of state Abdel Fattah al-Sisi the right to use armed force in Libya — Cairo supports the General Haftarot, whose army controls Eastern part of the country. In response, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan intensified assistance to the Government of national consensus Faiza Saraga in Tripoli. Brewing Turkish-Egyptian clash. Who will be able to reconcile the parties of the confrontation, understood to RIA Novosti.
General Khalifa Haftar and his Libyan national army (LNA) hold the towns of Sirte and al-Dzhufra where is located oil terminals, through which Europe takes the main export commodity of Libya — hydrocarbons. The national consensus government (NTC), headed by Faiz by Sarraj made an unsuccessful attempt to knock out power LNA. The situation changed after the intervention of Turkey.
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.
The Hellenic armed forces are on high alert because of the intent of Turkey to begin the study near the island of kastellorizo, according to Greek media.
According to the newspaper "Kathimerini", the Hydrographic service of Antalya reported research to the South and East of kastellorizo, from today until 2 August. In Ankara it was announced that a research ship Oruc Reis will be in the area, and for this reason the armed forces were put on alert across the country, the newspaper said.
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 first serial electric Turkey off the Assembly line by the end of 2022, said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
"Construction is scheduled to be completed in 18 months, and by the end of 2022 from the conveyor will descend first production electric car made in Turkey," said Erdogan at the ceremony of laying the Foundation of a factory in the Bursa province. It quoted the Anadolu news Agency.
Egypt's action in Libya to assist the head of the Libyan national army, the Caliph Haftarot illegal, said Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to the journalists on Friday.
In late June, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said that his country is ready to help the Libyan tribes in the fight against foreign intervention, training and arming them. The President also said that any direct interference of Egypt in Libya now has the legitimacy under international law. According to him, the "red line" for the advance of troops is the city of Sirte, located about 900 kilometers from the border with Egypt, and the province Dzhufra.
A Turkish court ordered the leader of the main opposition Republican people's party of Turkey (CHP) Kemal kılıçdaroğlu to pay 359 thousand Turkish liras (about 52 thousand dollars) to the President of Turkey Tayyip Erdogan and his relatives, which the opposition previously accused of financial fraud in the offshore, transmits television channel NTV.
In November 2017, kılıçdaroğlu stated that it has documents showing that the relatives of Erdogan was transferred to 2011-2012 millions of dollars in an offshore company in the Isle of man.
On Armenia-Azerbaijan border once again go shooting for the past 30 years, this news had the order a bit to our citizens. Meanwhile, for the first time artillery fire began on the border of the two republics when it was not a state border. When we lived in the same state, and it was the first flames of war, full played in the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union. Now, Armenians and Azerbaijanis shot at each other not in Nagorno-Karabakh, the dispute which was the cause of their conflict, and in the far North — but this conflict still has direct relevance to Russia and our national interests. Is there a risk of a major war in the Caucasus? And what should Russia do?
At least be aware of the fact that the Karabakh issue was the first severe blow to the unity of the Soviet Union — that is, from February 1988 begins the process of disintegration of our country. Up to this moment for several months in Karabakh was restless, began the ethnic conflict and the Nagorno — Karabakh Autonomous region appealed to the Union leadership to Gorbachev with a request to transfer autonomy from the Azerbaijani SSR to the Armenian. Precedents of transfer of autonomy from one Republic to another in the USSR was not long ago, especially under the pressure from below, and the center tried to settle — but acted clumsily, on the ground was not seen to be serious about Moscow, and Armenians hoped to take advantage of the restructuring and to recover what they considered "historical justice", that is to reunite the Armenian land and Armenians of Karabakh and Armenia into one country.
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.
Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a telephone conversation on July 13 raised the issue of restoration of flights between the countries, reported RIA Novosti press-Secretary of Russian leader Dmitry Peskov.
According to the representative of the Kremlin, the heads of state instructed the relevant departments to start negotiations on this issue.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has imposed on Armenia, the responsibility for the worsening situation on the border with Azerbaijan, accusing it of provocation with the purpose of creating a new hotbed of tension in the region.
He has promised Azerbaijan support Turkey "against any attacks."
The Turkish authorities corrected admitted in 1934, a historical mistake by changing the status of Hagia Sophia (Hagia Sophia) Museum to a mosque, said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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 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.
Change the status of Hagia Sophia (Hagia Sophia) in Istanbul, its conversion into a mosque is a positive transformation for the Jews, Muslims and Christians, as there now will be the common for all Abrahamic religions God, said the first Deputy head of the Spiritual administration of Muslims (DUM) of Russia Damir Mukhetdinov.
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 this, the Turkish President 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.
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 return of Hagia Sophia mosque status in Turkey may lead to a religious schism and to create a dangerous precedent for other religious groups, said in a letter to the acting Director General of the world Council of churches John Sauka Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
In the letter, released Saturday by the press service of the world Council of churches, Sauka expresses "grief and confusion VSS and 350 churches from 110 countries, members of the Council" regarding the step taken by the Turkish authorities in respect of Hagia Sophia.
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.
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.
. "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".
The right of Turkey to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque is no doubt, however, Ankara is obliged to ensure its preservation as a cultural heritage of world importance, said RIA Novosti Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on constitutional legislation Andrey Klishas.
The state Council of Turkey on Friday canceled a decision dated 1934, about 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.
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.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday posted on Twitter a photo signed by him of the decree. "Resolved: to transfer the management of Ayia Sofia Dianyu (management on Affairs of religion of Turkey – ed.) and open it for worship," reads a historical document. What does this turn in destiny of a monument of UNESCO, which in recent decades was the Museum than it is to explain whether there is still a compromise and how to change the status of Hagia Sophia will affect Russian-Turkish relations and the pilgrimage, said in an interview with RIA Novosti Chairman of the Department for external Church relations of the Moscow Patriarchate Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk. Interviewed By Olga Lipic.
The Communist party of Greece (KKE) said the decision of Turkey to make the Hagia Sophia a mosque is provocative and offensive.
The state Council of Turkey 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 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.
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.
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.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived on Thursday with working visit in Qatar, this trip was the first foreign visit of the Turkish leader since the beginning of the pandemic coronavirus, reported the Qatari news Agency QNA.
Earlier, the Qatari news Agency reported that the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will accept Erdogan on Thursday night "to discuss ways to strengthen strategic relations and the latest developments in the region and in the world."
The US may be able to buy Russian s-400 from Turkey, thanks to the amendment to the draft law on budget allocations for national defence in 2021 (NDAA). It is reported by Defense News.
According to the information portal, the appropriate amendment was proposed by Republican Senator John Thune. In turn, a critic of the policies of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on foreign relations Jean Rish has proposed an amendment that would give the administration trump the authority to impose sanctions against Ankara for 30 days after the adoption of the law the NDAA in accordance with CAATSA (the law "On combating the enemies of America by sanctions").
Egypt Libya threatened war if the shared border there is a terrorist threat. At the same time, Cairo called on the Libyan factions to stop the confrontation and to sit down at the negotiating table. There was a lull. But not because of threats and peace initiatives of the Egyptians, and because of renewed Russo-Turkish negotiations. Is there a way out of the Libyan deadlock, understood to RIA Novosti.
"Egypt and Libya is one country. We have common interests, common security and stability. If the Libyan people will be asked to intervene, Cairo will help. The invasion of Egypt in Libya will protect the shared border from terrorists. This goal gives our actions international legitimacy. You need to end the bloodshed," said Abdel Fattah al-Sisi after the inspection units of the national army stationed at the border.
Turkey plays a dangerous game in Libya, said the President of France Emmanuel macron.
"Turkey is playing a dangerous game in Libya, and I told the President (Turkey Tayyip) Erdogan," said macron at a joint press conference with President of Tunisia Kais said.
At the initiative of the Cypriot side held a telephone conversation of Minister of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, Minister of foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides, said the foreign Ministry.
"I held a detailed exchange of views on the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean. Special attention was given to the promotion of Cypriot settlement, including the role of the UN in this process", - reported on the website of the foreign Ministry.
The EU foreign Ministers intend to consider the whole complex of relations with Turkey amid tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean over Ankara's plans to carry out exploration and extraction of hydrocarbons off the coast of Greece and Cyprus, said EU high representative for foreign and security policy, Josep Borrell.
"At the next foreign Affairs Council we will discuss our relations with Turkey, taking into consideration all aspects of these complex relationships," said Borrell at the end of a video conference of European Ministers of foreign Affairs.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a new easing from June 10 to restrictive measures imposed in the country because of the epidemic of the coronavirus.
Quarantine restrictions in Turkey has been severely weakened since June 1, the government lifted the ban on long-distance rides, the restaurants, pools, beaches, parks, gymnasiums, kindergartens.
Turkey and the United States reached agreement on Libya, said the President of the Republic Tayyip Erdogan on the results of his telephone conversation with his us counterpart Donald trump.
"Today we discussed with the trump events in the region, especially Libya, in the United States worried about her. We have confirmed that now everything is successful, said all the details of what is happening there. Between Turkey and the United States could begin a new period regarding Libya. We reached certain agreements. But you will need to discuss this with a respected (Russian President) Vladimir Putin. Perhaps it will be negotiations," Erdogan said in a TV channel TRT.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed by phone with his American counterpart Donald trump the unrest in the United States, saying that the organizers can have links to the Kurdistan workers ' party and the self-defense forces of Syrian Kurds (PKK/YPG), said the administration of the President of Turkey
"Today, a telephone conversation between our President and President Donald trump. Our President shared with his companion fears that the elements behind the violence and looting in the US, have ties with the terrorist organization PKK/YPG, which is active in Northern Syria," the statement reads.
