Turkey's Erdogan Rejects Criticism Over Hagia Sophia Landmark
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published July 03, 2020 | 05:50 PM
Istanbul, July 3 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 3rd Jul, 2020 ) :Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday rejected criticism over his willingness to convert Istanbul's famed Hagia Sophia landmark into a mosque.
"Charges against our country over Hagia Sophia are a direct attack on our right to sovereignty," Erdogan said.
Turkey's top court is considering whether the emblematic site and former cathedral can be redesignated as a mosque, prompting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday to urge Turkey to keep the site in its current status as a museum.
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