Kuyambira m'zaka za zana la 6, Hagia Sophia ndi amodzi mwa malo azikhalidwe omwe adayendera kwambiri ku Turkey, komanso malo a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
UNESCO yawonetsa kukhudzidwa ndi masomphenya a Erdogan okhudza mbiri yakale, pofotokoza Lachisanu kuti nyumbayo ili ndi "phiphiritso lamphamvu komanso lachilengedwe chonse." Idayitanitsa Turkey kuti "iyambe kukambirana" isanachite chilichonse chomwe chingakhudze phindu lake padziko lonse lapansi.
Ngakhale lamulo lake lisanaperekedwe, ndondomeko ya pulezidenti wa dziko la Turkey idatsutsidwa ndi atsogoleri a mipingo ya Russian ndi Greek Orthodox, omwe adachenjeza kuti izi ziwoneka ngati zonyoza Akhristu ndikupangitsa kuti pakati pa East ndi West pakhale kusweka. Washington yalimbikitsanso Turkey kuti isunge Hagia Sophia ngati nyumba yosungiramo zinthu zakale.
Mneneri wa Erdogan Ibrahim Kalin anayesa kukonza zowonongeka, ponena kuti kutsegula Hagia Sophia kuti azilambira sikungalepheretse alendo akunja kapena akunja kuyendera malo odziwika bwino komanso kuti kutayika kwa nyumbayo ngati malo olowa padziko lonse lapansi "sikukayikitsa."
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