On Wednesday, as a part of his pre-election campaign, the President pledged converting , formerly a church and now a museum, to a  , following the election today. He announced this change by live television on Wednesday and again verbally in a rally on Friday, despite criticism by the Greek foreign minister and (UNESCO) who questioned his authority to make the change. Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Hagia Sophia On Friday in  , as a part of an election rally, Erdogan said, "After elections, we will change Hagia Sophia's name from museum to mosque[...] We have some plans and we are going to implement these plans." Earlier this week on Wednesday on the live television, President Erdogan said — as reported by — "Ayasofya [Haghia Sophia] will no longer be called a museum. Its status will change. We will call it a mosque".
On Wednesday, as a part of his pre-election campaign, the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pledged converting , formerly a church and now a museum, to a mosque , following the election today. He announced this change by live television on Wednesday and again verbally in a rally on Friday, despite criticism by the Greek foreign minister and (UNESCO) who questioned his authority to make the change. Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Hagia Sophia On Friday in Istanbul , as a part of an election rally, Erdogan said, "After elections, we will change Hagia Sophia's name from museum to mosque[...] We have some plans and we are going to implement these plans." Earlier this week on Wednesday on the live television, President Erdogan said — as reported by — "Ayasofya [Haghia Sophia] will no longer be called a museum. Its status will change. We will call it a mosque".
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