Greece protests to Turkey over DJ performance at Sumela monastery
Officials say footage showing people dancing at the former Orthodox Christian monastery in Trabzon was 'offensive'
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Officials say footage showing people dancing at the former Orthodox Christian monastery in Trabzon was 'offensive'
Greece's foreign ministry accused Turkish authorities of 'offensive' musical event at the former Orthodox Christian Sumela monastery in Turkey.
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's 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 UNESCO's list of world heritage sites. The recent images that were displayed on social media, in which a foreign band seems to be dancing disco in the area of the Historical Monastery of Panagia Soumela, are a desecration of this ...
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 ...