A cathedral 1st then a mosque and later a museum now istanbuls landmark hagia sophia is being reconverted back into a mosque but is this an act of religious significance or political narrow minded yes this is inside story. Hello welcome to the program im Adrian Finighan one of the worlds most famous landmarks the haggis affair museum in istanbul has been tun back into a mosque turkeys president but one says the site will be open to muslim worship in less than 2 weeks after a top court ruled that the buildings conversion into a museum in 1904 was illegal built one of the half 1000 years ago as an Orthodox Christian cathedral august affair was converted into a mosque after the autumn and conquest in force 153. 00 while unesco and greek russian and other Church Leaders have denounced his decision its Foreign Ministry insists that its a domestic issue of National Sovereignty will bring in our guests in just a moment but 1st a report from aljazeera said im cacio lu in istanbul. Doesnt celeb
A cathedral faster than a mosque and later a museum now istanbuls landmark hagia sophia is being reconverted back into a mosque but is this an act of religious significance or political narrow minded yes this is inside story. Hello welcome to the program im adrian fenty and one of the worlds most famous landmarks the Hagia Sophia Museum in istanbul has been turned back into a mosque turkeys president but one says the site will be open to muslim worship in less than 2 weeks after a top court ruled that the buildings conversion into a museum in 1904 was illegal built one of the half 1000 years ago as an Orthodox Christian cathedral august affair was converted into a mosque after the awesome and conquest in force 153. 00 while unesco a greek russian and other Church Leaders have denounced took his decision its Foreign Ministry insists that its a domestic issue of National Sovereignty will bring in our guests in just a moment but 1st a report from aljazeera said im close to istanbul. Doesn
Campaigning on the election trail has been forced to take a back seat will the president ial candidates ever hit the road and so their brand of politics to americans before the vote follow the u. S. Elections on a just. A cathedral faster than a mosque and later a museum now istanbuls landmark hagia sophia is being reconverted back into a mosque but is this an act of religious significance or political narrow mindedness this is inside story. Hello welcome to the program im adrian fenty and one of the worlds most famous landmarks the haggis affair museum in istanbul has been turned back into a mosque turkeys president but one says the site will be open to muslim worship in less than 2 weeks after a top court ruled that the buildings conversion into a museum in 1904 was illegal built one of the half 1000 years ago as an Orthodox Christian cathedral august affair was converted into a mosque after the awesome and conquest in force 153. 00 while unesco and greek russian and other Church Lea
A cathedral faster than a mosque and later a museum now istanbuls landmark hagia sophia is being reconverted back into a mosque but is this an act of religious significance or political narrow minded yes this is inside story. Hello welcome to the program im Adrian Finnegan one of the worlds most famous landmarks the haggis affair museum in istanbul has been turned back into a mosque turkeys president but one says the site will be open to muslim worship in less than 2 weeks after a top court ruled that the buildings conversion into a museum in 1904 was illegal built one of the half 1000 years ago as an Orthodox Christian cathedral august affair was converted into a mosque after the awesome and conquest in force 153. 00 while unesco and greek russian and other Church Leaders of denounced took his decision its Foreign Ministry insists that its a domestic issue of National Sovereignty will bring in our guests in just a moment but 1st a report from aljazeera said im close to istanbul. The.
It is surrounded by three. It was once a bustling hub of silk road trade. Once central asias largest mosque, bibikhanum. It is decorated with vivid blue tiles, the happy results of United Chinese ceramics and persian pigment. The old city was built by timur and stands alongside the new city and houses many orthodox churches and other historic architecture. It has rapidly become one of the worlds most popular tourist destinations, welcoming over 20,000 visitors in 2018. However, unesco has begun to sound the e awill rememblarmala the purpose of this mission is to consider the first hope and impact of the planned devel development project. Tourism development and infrastructure changes are moving fast. Today we examine how a World Heritage city grapples with tourism development. Architecture expert from germany. Hes a member of an organization that inspects and monitors sites for unesco. Hes been recording the condititions o of the buiuildin since 2006. Hes deeply concerned about the cit