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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.
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.
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.
In the ancient city of Perga (now Antalya province, Turkey) archaeologists have discovered a 1,700-year-old statue of woman, Hellenistic period, Hurriyet Daily News reported.
According to the publication, this finding is consisting of two parts: a torso and a broken head, was the first sculpture in 2020, was found in Perge. The excavation is headed by Sedef Kokay Kepke, Professor of archaeology at Istanbul University.
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.
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.
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.
Local churches must speak with one voice on the issue of changing the status of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, which turned from a Museum into a mosque, said the employee of the Department for external Church relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, deacon Feodor Shulga at the press conference of the project "Religion and ideology" in MIA "Russia today".
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. In mid-July, the state Council of Turkey annulled the decision of 1934, the mosque started again services. In UNESCO, the number of States of the world and in the Russian Orthodox and many Orthodox churches around the world with regret about this decision. Russian authorities announced the decision at the Hagia Sophia a domestic affair of Turkey.
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.
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.
First since 1934 Friday prayers ended in converted into a mosque Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, 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 in the square. The believers gathered there welcomed a Turkish leader with cries of "Allah Akbar".
Prayers in Hagia Sophia after its conversion to a mosque are not a disaster for Christendom is a question rather political for a Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan, but at the same time a blow to the "Greek messianism", the Director of the human rights center of world Russian people's Council religious expert Roman Silantyev.
Earlier in the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul started first after 1934 Friday prayers, Erdogan said the adhan (call to prayer).
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived at the Aya Sofia in Istanbul, which will be the first since 1934 Friday prayer, the correspondent of RIA Novosti.
Earlier, the Governor of Istanbul Ali Yerlikaya announced that access to the area Hagia Sophia is completely closed due to large crowds.
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.
The head of the Department of religious Affairs of Turkey Ali Erbas announced the appointment of three of the five imams and muezzins in the mosque converted into the Cathedral of St. Sophia (Hagia Sophia) in Istanbul, where Friday will be the first in 86 years of service.
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.
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.
The issue of harassment of journalists in the US have to bring to the UN, told RIA Novosti the first Deputy head of Commission OP of the Russian Federation on mass media Alexander Malkevich, noting that the civic chamber will appeal to the "Reporters without borders" and the OSCE representative on freedom of the media to Alemu the Military about the attack by police in Portland on the film crew of the First channel.
Russian journalists were attacked by American police while covering protests in Portland. They filmed a report about the riots, which was besieged by the local court. The building housed the Federal law enforcement forces entered the city, despite the dissatisfaction of the local authorities. Both attacked the journalist was with the badges with the inscription "Press".
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 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 Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church regrets the deprivation of Hagia Sophia's Museum status and hopes for the efforts of the Turkish authorities on the preservation of the Christian mosaics in this Church, is told in the statement of the Synod, published on the website of the ROC on Friday.
Session of the Holy Synod was held on 16 and 17 July under the chairmanship of Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Kirill.
The Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church associates the transformation of Hagia Sophia (Hagia Sophia) into a mosque and the disunity of the Orthodox world with anticanonically the legalization of a split in Ukraine by the Patriarchate of Constantinople, says the statement of the Synod, published on the website of the ROC on Friday.
Session of the Holy Synod was held on 16 and 17 July under the chairmanship of Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Kirill.
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 Ministry of environment of Ecuador has announced the opening of the national Park and marine reserve of the Galapagos Islands closed because of the pandemic of the novel coronavirus.
"The Ministry of environment and water resources announced the resumption of visits to the Galapagos national Park and marine reserve", - stated in the message published in the microblog Twitter of the Ministry.
Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople "symbolically lost chair" with the transformation of the Hagia Sophia Museum into a mosque, said Tuesday RIA Novosti the head of the expert Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on Church art, architecture and restoration Archpriest Leonid Kalinin.
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 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 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 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.
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.
The conversion of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a mosque makes it out of the place of culture in "the place of separation and division", it is necessary to protect this monument of culture, declared the Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church on Monday.
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.
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.
Archbishop of Athens and all Greece Jerome expressed to the Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew the support of the Greek Orthodox Church, reported the Athens Archdiocese.
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.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan uses religion as a tool to achieve geopolitical aims of the party and offends all civilized humanity, said the head of the Greek Orthodox Church Archbishop of Athens and all Greece Hieronymus. His brief statement in connection with the decision of Erdogan to make the Hagia Sophia a mosque circulated to the Athens news Agency AMNA.
"Turning religion into an instrument to achieve political, geopolitical and geostrategic benefits characterizes the one who is doing it. Provocation and insult are not only about the Orthodoxy and Christianity in General, but of the whole civilized world, every thinking person, regardless of religion. Stubbornly asking for trouble," said Jerome.
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 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.
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.
The decision of Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan about the transformation of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a mosque is able to "influence the course of history" and does not serve the promotion of peace and interfaith harmony, said Deputy head of the Department for external Church relations (DECR) of the Moscow Patriarchate Archpriest Nikolai Balashov.
Turkey's President 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 United States is disappointed by the decision of the Turkish authorities to transform the Istanbul Hagia Sophia into a mosque, and waiting to hear from Ankara information about how the historical site will remain available to all visitors, said state Department spokesman Morgan Ortagus.
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 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.
The decision of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to make the Hagia Sophia a mosque is dictated by the desire to score political points and win the favour of the electorate, said RIA Novosti Deputy of the Turkish Parliament Ozturk Yilmaz.
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 the court verdict, Erdogan announced that he had signed a decree about the transformation of the Cathedral into a mosque and the beginning of Muslim worship there.
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".
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.
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.
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 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.
The head of the Duma Committee on international Affairs Leonid Slutsky has expressed a regret in connection with cancellation by the state Council of Turkey decision of 1934 the transformation of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a Museum.
"The issue of changing the status of the Church-Museum of Hagia Sophia only formally it may seem that is an internal matter of Turkey, in fact it is not so. The Hagia Sophia, a UNESCO world heritage site, has the status of a Museum that entails a number of legal obligations on the part of the Turkish authorities on preservation of the universal value of this monument," - said Slutsky RIA Novosti.
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 intention to turn the Hagia Sophia into a mosque is not consistent with the provisions of Islam, respecting the shrines of other religions, said to RIA Novosti, Abbas Schumann, former Deputy head of al-Azhar University, one of the largest and most reputable Islamic universities in the world.
Turkey currently actively discussed the transformation of Hagia Sophia from Museum to 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 Supreme administrative court of Turkey, the state Council considered this matter on 2 July, according to Council members, 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.
Ukraine is deliberately delaying the trial of belonging to the Crimean Museum collections of Scythian gold, said the head of the working group on international legal Affairs to the permanent representative of Crimea under the RF President Alexander Moloch.
It was expected that the court of appeal of Amsterdam July 7 will announce the date when the decision will be made on the complaint of Crimean museums in the case of the Scythian gold, however due to the fact that one of the judges was withdrawn by the Ukrainian side, the meeting was postponed to a later date.
Russian artists, athletes and public figures, as well as their foreign counterparts in the near future can lose the status of goodwill ambassadors, artists for peace and Champions for sport, UNESCO, reported RIA Novosti a source in the organization familiar with the situation.
According to the source, the intention to abolish the title of goodwill Ambassadors due to the fact that "the title received by many, and the results of their work are not very visible, they do not provide reporting on its activities".
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.
Regularly looters trying to plunder the abandoned tourist temples in Bagan (pagan), the ancient capital of the eponymous Kingdom, which was located in modern day Myanmar, reports Gulf News.
In Bagan, who last year joined the list of UNESCO world heritage site, there are more than 3500 of ancient monuments, temples, frescoes and sculptures. Local authorities hoped that the new status will increase the number of tourists, but because of the pandemic, attractions and hotels are empty, and it attracts looters.
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 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.
Russia hopes that UNESCO will respond to the restrictions on the rights of the Russian-speaking population of Latvia and Ukraine to study in their native language, said, Russia's permanent representative to UNESCO Alexander Kuznetsov on 209 th session of the UNESCO Executive Board.
"I hope that the leadership will continue the course on anti-discrimination in education and find a way to respond to the actions of Latvia and Ukraine, which has legislatively restricted the rights of Russian-speaking population to study in their native language", - quotes the words of the speech Kuznetsova, the Russian foreign Ministry.
The Lithuanian foreign Ministry gave the Russian Embassy verbal note in connection with the appeared, according to the Ministry, free information on major environmental violations on offshore oil platform D-6 on the continental shelf of the Baltic sea, reported on the website of the foreign Ministry.
"The third of July, the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Lithuania handed over to the Russian Embassy in Vilnius verbal note in response to recent publicly available information about serious environmental violations at the offshore platform D-6 on the continental shelf of the Baltic sea", - stated in the message.
International UNESCO chair "Integration interdisciplinary center for biomedical information" with the participation of universities, research centers of Vladivostok, Shanghai and Beijing will create in Vladivostok, reports the Vladivostok state University of Economics and service (VSUES).
First UNESCO chair was established in 1992 within the framework of one of the most successful international programs of the organization - "sister universities". Worldwide operates 126 UNESCO chairs, of which more than 50 in Russia, according to the University.
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.
Executive Director MIA "Russia today" Kirill Vyshinsky called the UNESCO response to the request to protect the Estonian Sputnik proof that freedom of speech in Europe is no longer considered a value for which you can fight.
On Friday UNESCO in response to the appeal of the MIA "Russia today" on the situation around Sputnik Estonia stated that it will continue to support the rights of the press to receive and share information and different ideas.
UNESCO in response to the appeal of the MIA "Russia today" on the situation around Sputnik Estonia stated that it will continue to support the rights of the press to receive and share information and different ideas.
In January MIA "Russia today" sent a statement on the situation around Estonia Sputnik International Federation of journalists (IFJ), UNESCO and the "Reporters without borders" (RSF). In the text of the letters signed by the Executive Director of MIA "Russia today", eks-the head of RIA news Ukraine Kirill Wyszynski stated that MIA "Russia today" by directing your request asking for a review of discriminatory policy against Sputnik Estonia and are ready to offer a proper assessment of this unprecedented violation of liberty, and asks to take measures to ensure the rights of reporters to fulfill their professional duty.
The court in Ulan-Ude invalidated the right of ownership of the company, "the Well of the earth," founders are Chinese businessmen, land land on the Bank of lake Baikal, where it was planned to build a plant for bottling water, according to the Baikal interregional environmental Prosecutor's office.
"The issue of construction of factories for bottling of Baikal water appeared in the beginning of 2019 and gained a wide public resonance. As a result of the Prosecutor's office measures, industrial facilities, planned for construction in violation of law, not construction", - said the Prosecutor.
Iran by the end of July plans to launch an advertising campaign for tourists in 10 languages, including Russian, reports Tehran Times.
According to Mohammad, Ebrahim Larijani, engaged in advertising and marketing in the field of tourism videos about the country's attractions, historical monuments and resorts will not only in Persian but also in Arabic, English, Russian, Turkish, Azerbaijani, German, Chinese, French and Japanese. This will allow you to say about Iran at least 100 countries.
The Ministry of culture, sports and tourism of South Korea intends to send a letter to UNESCO with the requirement to exclude Japanese hashima island in the East China sea from the world heritage list, reports the Yonhap news Agency, citing sources in government circles.
The reason for this was, according to the South Korean side, the violation of Japan given to her in 2015 promises to properly honor the memory of victims of forced labour during the Second world war on 23 industrial facilities. At that time the official Seoul has spoken out strongly against the inclusion of these objects in the world heritage list, as seven of them were used forced labor of foreigners, particularly Koreans. Then, Tokyo had promised to reflect "full history of each object", and to erect a monument to the forced labourers.
Reaction to the article of the Russian President about the Second world war will ensue not only from the American public due to the well selected and time magazine and Vladimir Putin expressed ideas on the difficulties in the work of the UN must be discussed at the highest level, said RIA Novosti Professor of political science at Cairo University and the American University of Cairo Tarek Fahmy.
The website of the Kremlin and "Russian newspaper" published an article on Friday, the Russian President called "75 years of Victory: a shared responsibility before history and the future". The article was also published in the American journal the National Interest. Putin in the article in particular, called irresponsible calls to abolish the right of veto of the permanent members of the UN security Council. The Russian leader also wrote that the UN system is experiencing some difficulties in the work and not as effective, but performs its main functions - the prevention of wars and global conflicts.
Famous Inca city Machu Picchu, which is to be reopened to tourists on 1 July, will be able to visit only about 500 visitors a day – is one tenth of the previous number, announced the mayor of Aguas calientes (or Machu Picchu), Darwin Tank Leon.
Aguascalientes is a small town at the foot of the mountains, where there is an ancient graying of the Incas, he tours begin.
Greek Orthodox Church urges the government of Turkey to "exercise prudence" and not to turn the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a mosque, noting that this can cause frustration and protests of Christians.
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. 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.
Russia closely followed the consideration in the district court of Amsterdam in the case of the Crimean collection "Scythian gold" and hopes that the judges will decide on the return of this cultural heritage of the Crimea, said in an interview with RIA Novosti Russian Ambassador to the Netherlands Alexander Shulgin.
"We are closely following the case (about the Crimean collection "Scythian gold" - ed.). In our opinion, the decision of the District court of Amsterdam in 2016, according to which Dutch Museum handed over the artifacts to Ukraine, and not the real owners, was unreasonable and created a bad precedent for cultural exchanges around the world. The court of appeal of Amsterdam overturned the verdict in 2019, but the trial continues," the Ambassador said in response to the question of how Russia evaluates the trial of the "Scythian gold" by a Dutch court.
The former Palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom on the island of Okinawa in Japan opens to the public after a fire in October last year, in which the main wooden building was completely burned, according to the website of the Museum object.
On Thursday, the restored Shuri castle was opened to journalists, and from June 12 tickets at the entrance there will be sold already for all comers. They will be able to see under the glass floor to the ruins of the old Palace, which was as an object of cultural heritage of UNESCO. At the same time to see how goes the recovery of the affected object.