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Setelah Hagia Sophia, Erdogan Ubah Gereja Kuno Chora Jadi Masjid

"After Hagia Sophia, Erdogan Converts Ancient Chora Church into a Mosque"

Dream - Turkish President, Tayyip Erdogan, once again converted a historic church in Turkey into a mosque. After Hagia Sophia, now it is the turn of the ancient Orthodox Church of Chora. Erdogan's move has sparked protests from Greece. The Chora Church is one of the famous Byzantine-era buildings in Istanbul. The Holy Savior Church in Chora was built near the ancient walls of Constantinople, which contains mosaics and wall paintings depicting various biblical stories from the 14th century Byzantine era.

The building was closed after the Muslim Ottoman conquered Istanbul in 1453, but the building was converted into a museum by the secular Turkish government 70 years ago. "The Kariye Mosque in its new form will remain open to everyone. We have opened the Kariye Mosque for worship and visits after exhausting restoration work," said Erdogan, as quoted from Turkish Minute, Tuesday, May 14, 2024.

After Hagia Sophia, Erdogan Converts Ancient Chora Church into a Mosque

The following is the translation of the given 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving any HTML tags: The step taken by Erdogan sparked protests from Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. He lodged a protest and complained to Erdogan about the latest move.

After Hagia Sophia, Erdogan Converts Ancient Chora Church into a Mosque

"I discussed conversion with Erdogan. I expressed my dissatisfaction to him," said the Greek Prime Minister after meeting with the Turkish leader," said Mitsotakis. The Greek government and the opposition party Syriza condemned the reopening of the Chora Church in Istanbul as a mosque last week. They referred to this step as a provocative act."

"He believes that Turkey's actions are damaging the historical wealth of Constantinople, now known as Istanbul, which is a crossroads of civilizations."

After Hagia Sophia, Erdogan Converts Ancient Chora Church into a Mosque

"Church Becomes Mosque"

The Church of Chora was converted into the Kariye Mosque half a century after the conquest of Constantinople in 1453 by the Ottoman Turks.

"Previously, the church was transformed into the Kariye Museum after World War II, when Turkey sought to create a more secular republic from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire."

After Hagia Sophia, Erdogan Converts Ancient Chora Church into a Mosque
After Hagia Sophia, Erdogan Converts Ancient Chora Church into a Mosque

Erdogan in 2020 ordered the building to be converted into a place of worship for Muslims. This order was issued following a similar controversial decision regarding the UNESCO-protected Hagia Sophia Cathedral in Istanbul.

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