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Officials say footage showing people dancing at the former Orthodox Christian monastery in Trabzon was 'offensive'

Greeces foreign ministry accused Turkish authorities of offensive musical event at the former Orthodox Christian Sumela monastery in Turkey.

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greeces foreign ministry said on Monday images showing a band dancing to electronic music at the former Orthodox Christian Sumela monastery in Turkey were offensive and a desecration of the monument. The ministry called on Turkish authorities to do their utmost to prevent such acts from being repeated and to respect the site, a candidate for UNESCOs list of world heritage sites. The recent images that were displayed on social media, in which a foreign band seems to be dancing ...

Greece decries Turkey for allowing DJ performance at sacred Sumela monastery

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's foreign ministry said on Monday images showing a band dancing to electronic music at the former Orthodox Christian Sumela ...

Greeces Foreign Ministry said, on Monday, images showing a band dancing to electronic music at the former Orthodox Christian Sumela Monastery in Turkey were offensive and a desecration of the mon...

Greece’s foreign ministry said on Monday images showing a band dancing to electronic music at the former Orthodox Christian Sumela monastery...