Ukuthandana emva kwenkulungwane yesi-6, iHagia Sophia yenye yezona ndawo zityelelweyo kwezenkcubeko eTurkey, kunye neNdawo yeLifa leMveli ye-UNESCO.
I-UNESCO ivakalise inkxalabo ngombono ka-Erdogan wesakhiwo sembali, ngokuqaphela kwingxelo ngolwesiHlanu ukuba esi sakhiwo "sinomfuziselo wexabiso kunye nexabiso kwindalo iphela." Ibize iTurkey ukuba "ibandakanye kwingxoxo" ngaphambi kokuthatha nawaphi na amanyathelo anokuchaphazela ixabiso layo jikelele.
Kwanangaphambi kokuba kukhutshwe umthetho wakhe, icebo likamongameli waseTurkey lagwetywa ziinkokheli zeecawe zase-Russia nase Greek Orthodox, ezazilumkisa ngelithi izakubonwa njengesihluku kumaKrestu kunye nokudala uqhekeko phakathi kwe Mpuma neNtshona. IWashington ikwabongoze iTurkey ukuba igcine uHagia Sophia njengemyuziyam.
Isithethi sika-Erdogan u-Ibrahim Kalin uzame ukwenza umonakalo, esithi ukuvulwa kwe Hagia Sophia ukuze kunqulwe akuzukuthintela abakhenkethi balapha okanye bamanye amazwe ukuba batyelele le ndawo ingumqondiso nokuba ilahleko yolwakhiwo njengendawo yelifa lemveli lehlabathi "ayithethi loo nto."
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INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Erdogan spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin tried to do some damage control, claiming that opening the Hagia Sophia for worship will not prevent local or foreign tourists from visiting the iconic site and that a loss of the structure as a world heritage site”is not in question.
- Ngokukhawuleza emva kwesigwebo, uMongameli waseTurkey u-Recep Tayyip Erdogan wabelane ngekopi yomyalelo kwi-Twitter kwaye watyikitya umthetho wokuvula iHagia Sophia njenge-mosque.
- Ukuthandana emva kwenkulungwane yesi-6, iHagia Sophia yenye yezona ndawo zityelelweyo kwezenkcubeko eTurkey, kunye neNdawo yeLifa leMveli ye-UNESCO.
