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Turkey says UNESCO criticism of Hagia Sophia conversion biased

Turkey says UNESCO criticism of Hagia Sophia conversion biased Hagia Sophia, the Byzantine cathedral in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 26, 2011. ISTANBUL (AFP) .- Turkey on Saturday rejected the UN cultural agency s criticism of the conversion of a revered Istanbul cathedral-turned-museum into a mosque as biased and political . Last year, Turkey turned the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia cathedral into a mosque for the first time since 1934, sparking global outrage. Shortly after that, it ordered another ancient Orthodox church, The Holy Saviour in Chora, into a mosque. UNESCO s World Heritage Committee asked Turkey on Friday to submit by early next year a report about the state of conservation of the Hagia Sophia, expressing grave concern over the consequences of its conversion into a mosque.

UNESCO asks Turkey for report on Hagia Sophia

UNESCO asks Turkey for report on Hagia Sophia July 24, 2021 Istanbul: The World Heritage Committee of the UN’s cultural agency UNESCO on Friday asked Turkey to submit by early next year a report about the state of conservation of the Hagia Sophia, expressing grave concern over the consequences of its conversion into a mosque. Turkey’s move last year to convert the revered Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia cathedral from a museum into a mosque sparked fury from the international community and added to tensions with Greece. A month later Ankara ordered another ancient Orthodox church to be converted into a mosque. The Holy Saviour in Chora was a medieval Byzantine church decorated with 14th-century frescoes of the Last Judgement that remain treasured in the Christian world. Both changes reflect President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s efforts to galvanise his more conservative and nationalist supporters at a time when Turkey is suffering economic woes caused by the coronavirus.

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