Hagia Sophia: Jewel of the Byzantines

[@athanasius7755]

Absolutely beautiful. Fantastic example of Christian Architecture and art. God bless everyone :)

[@dawud3608]

M C Didn’t you read how Islam destroyed the pre-islamic cultures of the Levant, North Africa ect. The Incas still exist to this day. There are a dozen official indigenous languages in Bolivia and Paraguay.

[@asreseshetieasres9831]

@M C the idiot is you there is the secret of building church in chirstian books

[@glorytofathersonandholyspirit]

@M C who ordered this church to be built? Christian emperors in a Christian empire

[@darkshuttler6415]

@M C how could you say idiot if you dont even know what this building for this is a giant chuch for the cristians thats why theres a christian image alot of them is gone Because of sacking and looting and some burning

[@thecossackcrusaderofholybr8448]

@M C dumbass many Orthodox Churches across culture have the same basic Architectural principles from religion

[@Komnenit]

It's so wonderful to appreciate the golden legacy of Greek culture in such beautiful buildings as Hagia Sophia. Also, Byzantine art is incredibly beautiful.

[@kbora3581]

The Greeks were Illiterate. That architecture is from African people...

[@kbora3581]

Komnenit, you are Historically incorrect. The Greeks and Romans were ILLITERATE. How do I know this... Because they had no Learning Institutions. Further the Greek Script is not the script of the Greek people. It belongs to the Ancient Egyptians. It is from them that the Greeks learned their culture. That Church was commissioned by Justinian and finished on 27th December 537. It was actually built by African Architects and Builders to commemorate the Kristos and the Kristiokas, renamed the Theotakas.

[@kbora3581]

@cam3lopard They stand the test of time. Correct. That's because the Europeans cannot bring themselves to admit the Truth. Europeans did not have the knowledge of extracting shaping and building with stone in that heat. They would get skin cancer. That's why the Ancient Egyptians left a legacy of Monuments and Temples in stone. Research the Moors in Spain who brought civilization there.

[@kbora3581]

@cam3lopard The Church of Kristos and Kristokas now known as the Hagia Sophia was built by African Architects and builders. Built 532 to 537 finished on 27th December. That day was celebrated for 916 years was the birth of the Kristos. If you look at that church with the dome, that knowledge was only in the hands of African builders. When Christianity moved to Rome, Eugenius IV and then Nicholas V began the construction of St Peters Basilica in 1445, using the Moors, financed by the Capitalists. St Paul's Cathedral followed in the 16th Century, the White House in America was built in the 18th Century again by the Moors who were expelled from Spain. Do your research on Moorish Spain, who are descendants of the Ancient Egyptians. They brought a higher Civilisation and built the cities of Cordoba, Granada, Alhambra Castle to name a few places, you don't need to look far to find this out. At this time the Spanish were non literate, savage and had a murder mind set. See history of the Massacre of the Native Americans. The rest of Europe had a sanitation problem, the Great Plague in the 17th Century and the Black Death in the 14th Century. Europe did not develop under the Greeks or the Romans because they were illiterate. Do your research.

[@kbora3581]

@cam3lopard No No No you have been miss informed by European Lies. There was no or little Greco Roman influence in the west. There was only the east, known as Byzantium. They were finally usurped by the Ottoman Turks in 1453. The Moors were invited into the land area today we call Spain and in 700 years a higher order civilisation was introduced. Do your research.

[@MsHeaddy]

Upsetting to see what they did to the most amazing Christian church😢

[@emperorpalpatine6170]

Final Truth very true

[@emperorpalpatine6170]

maarij hassan so the evidence for Istanbul being better than Constantinople is that it is not with us right now ? Are u serious!You know more history than me ?! Says the guy that thought Constantinople was a ruin . Istanbul is the inferior version of Constantinople that is fact your argument is fiction

[@emperorpalpatine6170]

maarij hassan Constantinople is not a ruin you moron.It never was, it was either controlled by the Romans,byzantines or ottomans depending on the time period.

[@_semih_]

Deb Headdy Hagia Sophia is Muslim mosque since 1453...

[@shilojones9115]

+Sun shine. What do you mean they??? By the way your username is misleading. You should change it bitch.

[@Demoesceptico2]

There is a prophecy concerning the future return of Constantinople to Greece: "A Constantine built it, a Constantine lost it, a Constantine will recover it".

[@boomrang9503]

Greece is Fucked by the EU hahahahaah, try to solve it,better than believing in prophecies pitty!!!

[@ioanniskoletis8300]

jaw hdi Last time Greece was broken,doubled its size.Even you a barbarian (non Greek I mean) should know about Balkan War 1, Balkan War 2.So now it s a good time also.

[@zahirhussain5913]

I think that the prophecy mentioned by you is ur own prophecy

[@SpaceReptilioid]

More wishful thinking than some supposed prophecy.

[@ThomasGazis]

Not Greek! Roman, Roman, Roman! I am kidding of course! I am just satirizing the unhistorical hysteria regarding everything ancient Greek and Greek - Byzantine, that takes place on Facbook, KZbin etc. Haghia Sophia was Greek all the way through (even its name, its architects, the people that built it were predominantly Greek!) There is though a huge anti-Greek campaign (guess by whom is led) going on to de-Grecisize, de-Hellenize every single monument, artifact etc. in Asia Minor, Anatolia etc. and deliberately turn it into "Roman"!

[@constatinexipalaeologus507]

When I taught English in Istanbul/Constantinople 2006 I visited the church eight times and I spent about 3 hours each visit. As an ethnic Greek it was very sacred and hard to leave. I also sat on a park bench between the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque and just stared at this magnificent church and the flowers and water fountain added to the beauty. I generally reserve this for nature like my hike today in the mountainous Arizona high desert.

[@toscoba5318]

@Fahad Ahmad A church is always a church

[@MotherMonster34]

I’m Turkish, I’ve visited Hagia Sophia for many times. This church has something else.. its aura and energy are so great that I get goosebumps in my every visit. Kinda wishing it remained as a cathedral though. But those things are in the past, there’s no need for hate anymore

[@tayyabkhan5763]

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[@batuhanyldrm1892]

@@tayyabkhan5763 As a Turk ı want to say you, erdogan is a thief, we dont like him. He uses religion for his own political situation.

[@batuhanyldrm1892]

@@tayyabkhan5763 ı dont understand why pakistani's love erdogan so much... Look your own business. We live in this country we are actually seeing his dictatorship. He puts innocent people to the jails. He takes so much taxes and use this money for his stupid things.

[@tayyabkhan5763]

@@batuhanyldrm1892 I say that I love ottoman empire. And erdogan is the only person who end the anti Islamic law in Turkey

[@tayyabkhan5763]

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[@paul.z.]

It should be a Orthodox Church again ☦️

[@Morrocan_dna]

And Santa Maria should be a mosque

[@paul.z.]

@@Morrocan_dna you’re country is a big sign what Muslims country’s get because you don’t believe in god. The only god is Jesus Christ ☦️

[@vizibilibende5194]

dont belive stupid things :)

[@Kamrankhan23333]

no more idol worship, so no

[@zachbryan5357]

@@Morrocan_dnaand the Kaaba should return to the pagan gods

[@nV_ICXC_NIKA]

Beautiful Orthodox Christian church

[@hurriyetperver5272]

No

[@riscongo2010]

@@hurriyetperver5272yes

[@ilma-dr2vg]

Hahaha no lol 🤣

[@Sam-xm9sr]

Beautiful temple of Jesus it will always remain his Church no matter what. The one who steals from others can never become owner. He still remains a thief and a sinner in the eyes of the Lord.

[@AliOpridai]

Loni my dear He conquered the whole Istanbul. It was you people who hid inside a fort. I think he should have destroyed this church to the ground.

[@Sam-xm9sr]

Opridai 206 Go read Quran properly what Allah speaks of stealing and coveting a true Muslim will not steal others property. Holy Quran Says - And eat up not one another’s property unjustly (in any illegal way e.g. stealing, robbing, deceiving, etc.), .nor give bribery to the rulers (judges before presenting your cases) that you may knowingly eat up a part of the property of others sinfully. (Quran 2:188) Now my take on this matter is if a mosque was taken up by some Christians it must be returned back to the worshippers. So what happened to Sultan Mehmet’s Empire it was destroyed and eradicated with time. So were Romans and Mughals. Wrath of Allah will be on those who do not follow him correctly🤝🤝🤝🙏🙏

[@Sam-xm9sr]

@Muhammad Ali bro I am not the owner God is. I am a mere voice that pleads people to do good and follow God. I am just a mere human today I am here tomorrow I’m gone..

[@dionysise5008]

Eternal symbol of Orthodox Greece☦️🇬🇷

[@WhySoSerious6539]

No it belongs to us 😉🇹🇷🕋☪️

[@Vang2009]

I like how the Hagia Sophia is older than Islam itself

[@es7408]

It is an Orthodox Cathedral, it is Greek, its name is Hagia Sophia and the city's name is Constantinople (aka 'Istanbul' from the words 'Is Tin Poli' which means 'At The City') and remember that the Greeks shall return to unveil the figures that were scrapped off or covered and offer it to the whole humanity as its presence is of universal value and its meaning wraps up a constellation of peaceful and sacred values that barbarians who conquer for the sake of authority and expansion are sublimely unaware of. PS: the name Turks use to refer to the cathedral is Ayasofya and that name is ...Greek.

[@yakupkeser248]

These Greeks fly so high and live in a dream.The current image of Aya Sofia did not exist 567 years ago.The Turks protected her and repaired her constantly.The Ottomans made 50,000 gold repairs each year.AYA SOFIA IS A TURKISH-BYZANTINE WORK.Had the Turks not permanently repaired it and built additional buildings ,it would have been demolished.

[@yakupkeser248]

@mtl- grk THE LATINS ,THE CATHOLIC EUROPEANS AND THE POPE, HAVE NO RIGHT TO SAY ANYTHING TO THE TURKS.BEFORE 1453,BYZANTINE GRAND DUKE NOTARAS SAID," I PREFER THE TURBAN OF THE TURKS RATHER THAN THE CATHOLIC CONES." The current image of Aya Sofia did not exist 567 years ago.The Turks protected her and repaired her constantly.The Ottomans made 50,000 gold repairs each year.AYA SOFIA IS A TURKISH-BYZANTINE WORK.Had the Turks not permanently repaired it and built additional buildings ,it would have been demolished.DON'T CRY

[@yakupkeser248]

@mtl- grk Don't cry,don't be sad.You'll be a Muslim too.

[@yakupkeser248]

@mtl- grk Don't cry,don't be sad.You'll become a Muslim.And soon.Churches are empty all over the world.Are you a priest?24.there is no place left in the square of Sultanahmed in July.You come back later.

[@yakupkeser248]

@mtl- grk Ya ne mankafa adamsın.O kadar ingilizce yazdık.Öğrenemedinmi?Bize teşekkür etmelisiniz.Bizans zamanında ,Bizans İmparatorları yardım İstedi Osmanlıdan.Osmanlı Padişahları ,mimar göndererek Aya Sofya yı tamir ettirdi.1204 de Latinler ,Ayasofya ya atları ile girdiler.Kadınları raks yaptırdılar,fuhuş yaptılar,şarap içtiler.Fatih Sultan Mehmet ise atından indi.Ayasofya'nın içine girip namaz kıldı.Dua etti.Harabe halinde ,örümcekler kaplamıştı.Seni tamir edeceğim Ayasofya dedi.Zaten 1453 den önce Bizans Grand Dükü Notaras " Latin külahı (Yani katolik Baratası) görmektense,Müslüman Türk sarığını tercih ederim " dedi. Osmanlı her sene 50.000 altınla tamir yaptı. Binayı destekledi.Bugünkü şekli ile Bizans zamanındaki şekil farklı.Öküzlük de etmeyin.Bütün kiliseleriniz boş.Türkler bakımını yapmasa çoktan Ayasofya yıkılırdı. Zaten dünyanın Müslümanlıktan başka çaresi kalmadı.Sende olacaksın merak etme.En iyisi bir an önce ol.

[@yaren.4606]

Ah... As a Turkish girl, I still see Hagia Sophia as a church. After the proclamation of the Republic, convert to museum was a good step. But still inadequate, should be opened for worship for Orthodoxs. Everything should stay as it is, the Byzantines and the Ottomans history are important for our lands. They must continue to live in this land, in respect and like themselves. Respect from Istanbul or Constantinople...

[@Astrophysicist90]

Bence müze olarak kalmasi daha doğru çunkü hem ortodoxlarin hemde muslumanlarin orda gecmisi var.Bir taraf için ibadete açilmasi toplumda huzursuzluk yaratabilir.Bir de işin finansal kısmı var.Her yıl binlerce turist ayasofyayi görmek için türkiye geliyor.

[@yaren.4606]

@@Astrophysicist90 Turist açısından konuşursak, bu büyük asla dönüş daha çok turist çekecektir. Ben zaten böyle bir hükümetten, böyle bir halktan beklemiyorum bu hareketi. Belki ilerde, daha hoşgörülü bir nesil başa geçtiğinde.

[@Kaan_is_myname97]

@@yaren.4606 istersen tapusunu yunanlara verelim ne dersin kardeş ?

[@yaren.4606]

@@Kaan_is_myname97 Olaya sürreal olarak bakarsanız dediğim şey size çok fazla gelebilir Kaan. Şehrin anahtarını verelim demiyorum, zaten onlara ait olan bu Kiliseyi yine bizim himayemizde ibadete açalım diyorum. Yeryüzünde zaten Afganistan ile aynı noktada olan dış imajımızı biraz olsun düzeltir, güzel bir jest yapmış oluruz diyorum. Sadece uzaktan bakmayı deneyin

[@kbora3581]

Ayla, good point. That Church was built 532 to 537 and finished on 27 of December, by African builders. It was built to commemorate the Kristos and the Kristiokas today known as Jesus the Christ and the Virgin Mary. The Catholic Church does not want people to know this....

[@shahrazade26]

This is probably the most awesome work of art ever.

[@adrianalainez8499]

But it's a Christian work of art. Not Muslim. It is not a Mosque.

[@Sea-zu4bj]

adriana lainez it was a mosque under the ottomans because of conquest

[@adrianalainez8499]

@@Sea-zu4bj So what? It was a church for 1000 years before that. It's a church.

[@Sea-zu4bj]

adriana lainez it was a mosque 400 years ago

[@adrianalainez8499]

@@Sea-zu4bj And a church for over 1000 years. So it's a church dedicated to the Holy Wisdom of the Holy Spirit. Emperors and bishops are buried there. Christians for over 1000 years. It was never a Mosque. It was a mosque in disquise. Under the paint are all the pictures of Jesús and Mary and all the Saints. All Christians.

[@georgiacannon9576]

Παλι με χρονια με καιρους παλι δικια μας δανε !!!!

[@evangelus3289]

It's so depressing to see how Hagia Sofia has been defaced

[@evanmedi6144]

i think it looks fine, at least turks converted it into a museum, what about the thousends of mosques abolished in Athens alone?

[@Marios-vy5gd]

@@evanmedi6144 what about the million crunches destroyed in Anatolia?

[@asomebody3448]

@@Marios-vy5gd why the hell would anyone destroy crunches

[@JC19676]

@@evanmedi6144 there are many mosques in Eastern Thrace where Muslims live. The Greeks have treated their Muslims better than Turkey has treated their Christians.

[@evanmedi6144]

@@JC19676 bullshit the muslims can't even elect a representor for themselves in greece, and resort to pray in basements and not being able to even burry their dead in an islamic cemetary

[@che7845]

as a Christian it's so sad to know the story of Hagia Sofia

[@Sea-zu4bj]

It’s still standing

[@DAKEN711]

Cry me a river.

[@Sea-zu4bj]

K M what the hell did you manage to infer for that comment to make you assume he is ignorant. Palestine is suffering regardless

[@Sea-zu4bj]

K M oh yeah those people are sad laughing at crises

[@vishalbhatti7906]

@@Sea-zu4bj Its Israel Wht is Palestine?

[@gabrielerge8678]

Hagia Sophia is not just one of many, it’s been a mother Church for all Christian Churches for many centuries. Turkish president is making big mistake, demonstrating disrespect for Christians and Christianity.

[@user-lr6hw4dq4t]

Wait until they running out of oil.

[@corneliusquincydavenportic1913]

@@user-lr6hw4dq4t did somebody say oil?!

[@user-lr6hw4dq4t]

@@corneliusquincydavenportic1913 arabian oil. They're good for your pubic hair

[@Ihasnainasghar]

Basically conversion of it in mousq is good idea, Masjid is a Respectful place

[@Rotisiv]

The Mosque is a house of God too, I don’t see the problem here, stop with the unnecessary Christians bias

[@ExplorewithSunnyGill]

Once a church always be a church

[@jadonmuller1576]

See you there on Friday prayer 😙

[@macxonrodrigues2780]

@@jadonmuller1576 lol

[@realhuman8032]

@@jadonmuller1576 will always be a mosque

[@ΜπαμπηςΜπ-π8ξ]

@@realhuman8032 it was never a mosque and it will never be!! Scratch and remove whatever u want..u will still have a church!!

[@Stanley_Ca.]

@@realhuman8032 Bruh a lot of the walls have Jesus that's makes the whole place forced as a mosque.

[@Kolious_Thrace]

Fun fact: The name Istanbul has Hellenic roots! Constantinople means the city of Constantine Istanbul comes from a Hellenic saying! Hellenes used to refer to Constantinople as Η Πόλη/I Pòli which means THE City! No any city but The City! The Hellenic saying: Εις την Πόλην / Is tin Pòlin means ‘’to The City’’ Is tin Polin Is tin Pol IsTinPol Istanbul ...........Hellenic 🇬🇷 They may hung all these nonsense around, they may cover all of the Hagiographies around, they may built another 10 minarets around... Hagia Sofia was, is and forever will be an Orthodox Church! They want to pray in it? Fine! I wonder what other religion’s believers would accept to pray in another religion’s temple! They pray inside a Church...🤯🤯🤯 They pray under the Pantokràtor! They pray under the Holy Mary! Are they not ashamed of that as sooooo strong Muslim believers??? Perhaps they want to pray to Jesus! Perhaps they pray to Theotokos for mercy! 💙🇬🇷🇬🇷🙏🏻✝️🙏🏻🇬🇷🇬🇷💙

[@liberta_leone2443]

For Muslims, everywhere in the world is a place of worship. Hagia Sophia is now a mosque, and it will stay that way forever. You cannot change it.

[@Kolious_Thrace]

@@liberta_leone2443 😂😂😂😂😂 I understand that in the most inner parts of your heart you like the fact that you pray in a Greek Orthodox Church! I don’t know many mosques to have Greek Christian names... We also would never name our churches Mohamed or Mehmet or whatever... But you pray in a Church😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@liberta_leone2443]

@@Kolious_Thrace It used to be a church, a mosque since 1453. Which mosque did we give the Greek name? tell me if you know.

[@Kolious_Thrace]

@@liberta_leone2443 Hagia Sofia that you claimed as a mosque! Do you know what Αγία Σοφία/Hagia Sofia means???

[@liberta_leone2443]

@@Kolious_Thrace Hagia Sophia is different from other mosques. It includes both Christian and Islamic culture. It has a symbolic meaning. That's why the name has not been changed. Like I said, it used to be a church. You lost in 1453, it passed into our hands. We turned it into a mosque. You can come and visit, there is no problem.

[@IbrahimHoldsForth]

It should be a museum.

[@jmbkdys3018]

Hagia Sophia Turkish mosque

[@vizibilibende5194]

@@jmbkdys3018 ottoman mosgue

[@robertozeladarodriguez5321]

true

[@Abu_Hussein111]

​​@@jmbkdys3018🇹🇷=🦃🦃🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

[@jmbkdys3018]

@@Abu_Hussein111 Is this the morals you learn in church? 🤔🤔🤔

[@eda6907]

As a Turk my opinion is Ayasofya should have been preserved as a museum like what Atatürk did in 1934. It will only occur conflicts from now on like you can see in this comment section. Ayasofya has completed it’s time as church and as a mosque. Now it is the world’s cultural legacy for all human’s to see. Istanbul has many many mosques to worship. This was not a need, it’s only a politicial step.

[@yakupkeser248]

Eda Hanımefendi; Hiç merak etmeyin,diğer camilerde nasıl tüm insanlar girebiliyorsa,yine girecekler.Hem de ücretsiz.Bakın Fener Patriği yine rahat durmadı.Devamlı Bizans asası ile dolaşıyor.Halbuki eskiden yalnız Eminönü,daha sonra Eyüp kaymakamı şimdi de Fatih Kaymakamı ile muhatap olması ve yalnız İstanbul daki Rumlar ile ilgilenmesi gerekirken neler yapıyor?Lozan'ın 59 maddesini lütfen okuyun.Ve nasıl kayırıldıklarını görün.Lozan da bir çok şeyi hal edemedik.bakın Atatürk bu Patrikhane için ne demiş? "TÜRKİYE'NİN RUM PATRİKHANESİ İÇİN ARAZİ ÜZERİNDE BİR MELCE(sığınılacak yer) GÖSTERMEYE NE MECBURİYETİ VAR? BU FESAT OCAĞININ HAKİKİ YERİ YUNANİSTAN" 425 camiden Ataina da bir tek camimiz yok.Sn Erdoğan çok uğraştı.Yaptık,yapıyoruz dediler ama yapmadılar.Yapılırsa imamı da onlar seçecek.Atina ,Avrupa da tek camisi olmayan başkenttir.Atina da Arap ve Afrikalı Müslümanlar sene de iki defa bayram namazlarını taş,sopa,pislik ve hakaretler altında Atina sokaklarında kılmaktadır.Selanik de camimiz yok.Ölülerini İskeçe veya Gümülcine ye götürüyorlar.Arta şehrinde ki FAİK PAŞA camisi 1976 yılına kadar genel ev olarak kullanıldı. Atatürk'ün din anlayışını biliyoruz.Ancak çok realist liderdir.Bu topraklar da bırakın diğerlerinin okullarını,yalnız American Board'un 426 okulu vardı.Bir kaç tanesi kaldı.Atatürk Bursa ya geldiği zaman şu anda Bursa Anadolu Kız Meslek Lisesi olan American collage de iki kızın Hristiyan olduğunu duyunca okulu kapattı.Bir tanesi şu anda yeğeni Pof olan Tv ler de görülen ve Nişantaşı'nda ilk defa doğum evi açan kadındı. Aya Sofya için o tarihlerde ABD senatörlerinin telgraf çektiği biliniyor.Hatta ABD elçisinin camiler de hutbe ve ezan kontrolü yaptığı da biliniyor. Atatürkçülüğün arkasına sığınarak batı hayranlığını bırakmak ve bu millete kulak vermek lazım.Bize saygı göstermeyene ,biz neden gösterelim.Kurtuba camisinde kim namaz kılabiliyor? Yunan kankanız siz tebrik etmiş.Bunlar kadar kafası çalışmayan fitne bir millet yoktur sanırım.Laf söz dinlemezler.Din etkisi çok fazladır.KZbin da Prof ve eski kuvvet komutanlarının konuşmaları var.Dün de dinlemediler,bugünde dinlemiyorlar.Yorumunuza yorum yapan Yunanlı Türkiyeden gitme ve Türkçeyi biliyorki kanka yazmış.Hâlâ 18 milyonluk İstanbul'u 11 milyonluk Yunanistan ile almaya kalkacak kadar hayalperestler.Yanında da eşantiyon olarak asia minör'ü istiyorlar.Gn Metaxas'ı geçmişte dinlemediler ,tokadı yediler.Bir daha yaparlarsa ilk kuruldukları 55.000 km2 lik Moraya sıkışırlar.Yemeklerimizi,müziklerimizi alıp önce kardeş /ortak diyerek Yunan malı yaptıklarını sana hırsız,yaramaz,arsız bu milletin geçmişteki Yunan ile alakaları yoktur.Çekik gözlü,yuvarlak yüzlü Yunan nasıl olabilir? Bize Moğol,Mongol,Bizans tohumu diyenlerin kendilerini sorgulamaları lazım.İngilizce yazabilirdim.Ama Türkçe yazmayı tercih ettim.

[@iEditPostEdmonton]

Agreed. The grand Blue Mosque is a very short walk. Ataturk cannot be happy.

[@denizanas5192]

@Eray Dokuz cehalet? Sizin kin akıtmanizdan onun bilgi vermesi iyidir.İyi günler.

[@denizanas5192]

Ayasofya fethin sembolüdür. Boyle olması gerekiyordu zaten.İnsan hakları vs gibi konulara değinmissiniz ama camii olduğundan dolayı her dinden insan girebilir.Kimse gayri müslümler giremez demedi.Üzülüyorum bu tarz yorumlara,üzülüyorum İslam'ın cok yanlış anlaşılmasına.Zamanında kimse yahudileri istemezken Osmanlı onları zalimlerden kurtarmıştır, İngiltere İrlanda'yı açlıkla tek başına bırakırken Osmanlı yardım etmiş. Şimdide neredeyse 500 küsür yılı aşkın surede müslüman topraklarında olan olay için neler yapıyorlar.

[@yakupkeser248]

@Eray Dokuz Sen defol terbiyesiz.İşine gelmedi değilmi?

[@adel-711]

As far as them I’m concerned Hagia Sophia is a church not a mosque

[@MA-lb8dq]

Keep crying infidel. 😛 It is a mosque.

[@ichiroyamada1901]

*was

[@real01afghan21]

Ottomans toke it and now it’s a mosque do something about it. U can’t case it was conquered so its thiers they do what ever the want

[@roms_hut3639]

@@real01afghan21 So conquor is fine when Muslims do it?

[@roms_hut3639]

@@real01afghan21 I bet you cry about United States....

[@Pontius-de-Cruce]

Where`s the cross???

[@davidolien2828]

The Turkish dictator has committed sacrilege. Christians are banned from seeing the key areas on the second level. This too will pass. He is not immortal.

[@plataoplomo9096]

@Muhammad Ali romans destroyed pagans and they got what they did!

[@plataoplomo9096]

ur crusades took 2 /3rd of the wealth

[@marty0346]

@@plataoplomo9096 The Romans were pagans themselves before Christianity became the official religion of the empire, ignorant

[@ahmedsellami9196]

Survival of the fittest.

[@ahmedsellami9196]

@John Philip I don’t. I won’t anyways when la illaha illalah flies over Capitol.

[@aleksandra313]

Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on us!

[@rpgman6464]

He is not your lord your lord is god worship god not Jesus worship god just like how Jesus worshiped him

[@aleksandra313]

@@rpgman6464 Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on Mohammed Bilal.

[@aleksandra313]

@K M Lord Jesus Christ is God, Son of God, Word of God, Wisdom of God. And I remember you. You are Jewish . May Jesus Christ Son of God has mercy on you too.

[@aleksandra313]

@al - Masih Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on Al Masih.

[@suelove1442]

Pray to the father which Jesus used to pray,.the one true god,god almighty,.

[@brathaadi8728]

It is better if hagia sophia still a cathedral. If it full restored as a church it will be awsome.

[@batuhan0501]

No, that would be a huge waist as there are almost no christians living in Istanbul. The Ottomans atleast let the building stay instead of destroying it like western countries did in colonial countries. Such as the Spanish, who destroyed almost all Mayan ancient monuments in South-America.

[@ketamineaddiction765]

oh wow like their are no myan temples in Mexico. dumbass

[@thehermit8723]

+Batuhan Respected it? They covered priceless mosaics in plaster and scratched the eyes of the Saints in the walls, were in Earth did you see any respect ? Or this is what you are lectured from birth, when I was in Turkey I checked a school book and saw some absurd nonsence of the Turks be the descendants of Trojans and I could not hold muself from laughing so intenesly that that charlatane of a historian who handed me the toilet paper of a book got irritated.

[@georgeplagianos6487]

Batuhan Orlando beginning World War I. there about 300,000 Christians in Constantinople. Ataturk did his little ethnic cleansing not only Constantinople but all over Western Anatolia till 1922 or more

[@georgeplagianos6487]

Batuhan it would be foolish for the item is to destroy is Sophia that place was awesome and the Muslims know it that's why they converted it.

[@johnnyblade6088]

They need to make this a christian church again. Get rid of all that islamic graffiti and restore the original christian mosaics.

[@DaliborPerkovic-sw8mh]

Many people think like you. Even today that ancient orthodox christian church is a fake mosque. That were Turks doing in that holly place was a historical mistake. Hagia Sophia will be again what always was during a history.

[@ehonda7831]

these kind of comments show the amount of respect that has been shown to the others by the christians lol. and you expect it from us

[@ehonda7831]

​@@DaliborPerkovic-sw8mhhow many fake churches do you have in balkans

[@DaliborPerkovic-sw8mh]

@@ehonda7831I know that Orthodox Christian church is the oldest one on the Balkan. So, all others: Catholic church, Islam church, Lutheran Church, Jews church are all wrong, fake or something similar. Oh, yes, I forgot Jehova witnesses too. That is from what point of view you watch that theme or religious question or values. The Balkan got a lots of deversities. Not just about religions. There are deversities about nationalities, politics, even races deversities. The Balkan was always one misch masch region in South- East of Europa. The Balkan you must know well and understand complicate relationships between all us who live there or who we got origin or history from that region. Because, if you do not know and understand that, in that case we looked in the eyes of some ignorant foreigner like the European Last White Savages from that European peninsula. PS: And you judge, please, If you can, that we are savages in human bodies or we are not.

[@vizibilibende5194]

ottoman is here ..................

[@careforanimals338]

The art work is wonderful, and narrated nicely

[@iEditPostEdmonton]

Thank you. I appreciate that.

[@johnt.klotsos]

Byzantine art at it's finest. The Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Shrine in NYC is modeled after Agia Sofia Byzantine architecture.

[@occles]

I'll have to visit it sometime...it sounds beautiful.

[@safaktunc4837]

Hagia Sophia was never Greek. It is a basilica of the Roman Empire.

[@johnt.klotsos]

Agia Sofia was constructed in the 6th century under Emperor Justinian. The head of the Roman Empire was moved from Rome to Byzantium, which was renamed Constantinople. The city was renamed after Emperor Constantine, who declared Christianity the official religion in the 4th Century. The move from Rome to Constantinople also reflects the change from pagan worship to Christianity. The gold mosaic icons of God, the Holy Trinity, the Holy Theotokos and our Holy Saints will always be venerated with reverence and respect in this church. Agia Sofia is for all Orthodox Christians throughout the world and for those who want to get close to God. Peace be to all.

[@Girlnextdoor679]

Hagia Sofia was built when Islam as a religion did not even exist. You can put minarets on it, it does not make it a mosque, just like a cat who can bark, but it doesn't make it a dog.

[@Girlnextdoor679]

@Ozkan Onalan hahah facing mekka, so what? So is my grocery store but it doesn't count as a mosque? And what does make. You think im catholic? Just as my name says, im Serbian and orthodox by religion. If it was a mosque then why the orthodox icones on it? I guess you need to read some history books, because clearly you don't have a clue. Surch when hagia Sofia has been built and then as a Muslim you should know that at that time your religion did not evwn exist.

[@Phantom-un2ox]

@@Girlnextdoor679 Just like how it is basically impossible for native Americans to reclaim their lands. Hagia Sophia will be hard to reclaim by Christians. Plus most Christians and Muslims don't really care if Hagia is made a church or a mosque. Best case scenario is that it will be considered historical antique.

[@Richard-vz8zu]

@Ozkan Onalan my penis is facing kaba so does it mean my penis is islam

[@Richard-vz8zu]

@Ozkan Onalan yet you have no proof that kaba was built by Ibrahim and his son Ishmael 😂

[@Richard-vz8zu]

@Ozkan Onalan Islam is pagan cult. You do tawaf and do hakh ( kissing the black stone) these were pagan practice.

[@khaledhossainy3203]

I think the name Constantinople is more beautiful than istanbul... I also feel that, Mr president should also give a door for orthodox christian brothers who are very close to belief to Muslims...This is a love for orthodox christian brothers...Emperor Justinian was suffering from Plague and glorious lord gave him healing after a long prayer! The orthodox christian brothers are very pious in faith... The house of lord should be fulfilled again with devoted worshippers and long long crying prayer!!

[@mmsmam8404]

I doubt that you are a Muslim go repent

[@mmsmam8404]

@Newww123 New Look there is a cathedral called Cordoba mosque and there are more 300 hundred mosques that turned to ti masque ls The crime of Christians are filling the word in the present ans the past Ask red Indians black Africans ask the Christians from other sects ask the non Christians that turned to Christianity by force in the early centuries before the sending of the Prophet peace and blessings of Allah upon him you are hypocrites

[@mmsmam8404]

@Newww123 New we are just exchanging love and compassion with the merciful worshippers of the cross

[@mmsmam8404]

@Newww123 New Prophet Jesus peace and blessings of Allah upon him will crush and break the cross at the end of times

[@smoke0imix0god]

As an European Muslim I am very sad of how the Turks turned the Hagia Sophia into a mosque, it was a huge symbol to Orthodox Christians and an old monument build by a great civilization. I love my Christian brothers equally and what the Ottomans have done to fellow Europeans in the Balkans is unforgivable.

[@danrobinson8380]

I visited this wonderful building years ago. As a Christian I accept that it bears the influences of my faith and that of Muslims who have continued to preserve it so well. We can both share it my friend.

[@salem8753]

nice comment,happy that you have chosen a Greek ID,just love it and we love people like you!!!!!

[@ahmedhumoud8250]

tell that to Christian who turn dozen of ancient Mosques into Churches even putting statues of christian king stambling over muslem Bodies as victourious symbol of the Church

[@cosmoskerma2771]

well then do you feel sorry for the historic mosque that was destroyed in the balkans?

[@ahmedhumoud8250]

hundereds of Mosques in the Balkan have been destroyed few turned to Church also in spain the largest Mosque of Cordoba was turned into church with inserting huge crosses inside the theMosque after genociding muslim there don't be decieved by the crusader propaganda

[@XDeathHackX]

It's really sad what Hagia Sophia became.... God is crying :(

[@Στέφ-θ3ζ]

You're right about this

[@SaeedG1999]

Nope God is doesn't cry God exceeds human imagination

[@thefacts6780]

Its painful to watch in the name of religion this greatest church was done in what we see today.

[@johnstone7758]

I cannot even watch it all. One day..

[@ДмитрийЯковлев-ч5ч]

On a prophecy Konstantinopl will return home. To Greece. And in this temple there will be an orthodox singing again. Amen

[@خمسدقائق-ه6ي]

Дмитрий Яковлев soon we will have another Mohammed the conqueror ,and you will shit your pants

[@justinianthegreat2607]

Haitham Adel You mean the Mahdi aka the Antichrist, our Lord Christ will prevail against the satanic Mahdi.

[@erdincylmaz2842]

yea keep dreaming

[@_semih_]

Дмитрий Яковлев keep dreaming... Allah all Muslim bless. Amen.

[@Orthodoge]

And I pray that the minarets would be torn down and all the beautiful mosaics and icons restored

[@Komnenit]

Hagia Sophia is a beautiful legacy of Greek and Roman culture

[@Komnenit]

Caravanserai of Life Its beauty resides in its original structure and rich mosaics (specially Deisis and Christ pantocrator), which are a marvel of greek art & architecture and intended for christian use

[@yakupkeser248]

@Caravanserai of Life Thanks

[@yakupkeser248]

@@Komnenit In 1204, Europeans came to Istanbul.Aya entered Sofia with her horses.They've been drinking and prostitution.They bought 4 horse statues in Venice's San Marco Square from Istanbul.The Byzantine Emperors repeatedly sought help from the Ottomans.The Ottomans sent their architects to have it repaired.So far, the Turks have taken good care of Sofia.If you remove 4 minarets, the Aya Sofia will fall.You owe the Turks thanks.Come and raise a cross and say your prayers.You couldn't have done it before.

[@yakupkeser248]

@Saif Kabeer You couldn't pray at all, not in weeks.it was forbidden.Because it was a museum.Now, the Christians can come and take off his cross and pray for themselves.Muslims also spend 5 times.

[@yakupkeser248]

@Hindu King Official Are you Jew

[@romaray]

Lovely. The music is wonderful. Many thanks. 🌷

[@iEditPostEdmonton]

Thank you.

[@Calliope634]

I have heard Christian Orthodox chanting as it was done before the fall of Constantinople in the Hagia Sophia. I have never heard anything thing quite so beautiful and moving.

[@nicharmobile7154]

A Byzantine sanctuary ❤

[@lordsnowy4638]

Make Hagia Sophia Christian Again

[@kbora3581]

Today people are consuming European Christianity. This is completely different to the doctrine practised in the Church of Kristos and Kristiokos today known as the Hagia Sophia

[@fenerhoolsistanbul4867]

😂😂😂😂 Great Joke

[@sinasiatay]

@Gregorio_S Do you read news.?

[@尺卂-k1p]

@Gregorio_S your Dead grandpa

[@asif815]

One day true follower of prophet mohammed(s.a) will hand it to u and it will be once again a church very soon we will see that.

[@FurkaN-tr1xf]

Pagans indeed are those who say that GOD is the Messiah, son of Mary. The Messiah himself said, "O Children of Israel, you shall worship GOD; my Lord and your Lord." Anyone who sets up any idol beside GOD, GOD has forbidden Paradise for him, and his destiny is Hell. The wicked have no helpers.

[@taifshams]

So True. Alhamdulillah

[@allahinacizkulu6760]

@bach at tell us is when maria was pregnant how old was jozef ? Christ himself tells the story of his step-father, claiming Joseph was 90 years old when he married Mary and died at 111..Some historians accounts state that at the time of her betrothal to Joseph, Mary was 11 years old, and he was 90 years old, According to ancient Jewish custom, Mary could have been betrothed at about 11..this information is available on the internet..now you batch you still have a big mouth..

[@FurkaN-tr1xf]

The truth has prevailed, and falsehood has vanished; falsehood will inevitably vanish !

[@FurkaN-tr1xf]

@bach at Say to those who disbelieve, "You will be defeated, then gathered in Hell; what a miserable abode!" Qur'an[3'12]

[@FurkaN-tr1xf]

@bach at I tell you nothing u dont know never

[@LondonPower]

Anthemius of Tralles (Greek: Ἀνθέμιος ὁ Τραλλιανός, Anthémios o Trallianós; c. 474 - 533 x 558) was a Greek from Tralles who worked as a geometer and architect in Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire. With Isidore of Miletus, he designed the Hagia Sophia for Justinian I.

[@uhno5989]

Ironic. The Hagia Sophia is a mosque now and the Mosque of Córdoba is a Church. Make them museums so we can all admire their beauty

[@iEditPostEdmonton]

So we can enjoy our shared humanity.

[@mariskamahi6335]

the córdoba church was originally a church. when muslims took over spain they converted the church into a mosque

[@iEditPostEdmonton]

@slicky villy That is good news and similar to the access provided to the nearby Blue Mosque. I would hope that the restoration of the Christian frescoes would continue. It is not in keeping with Islamic practice to leave likenesses of people on the walls of a mosque.

[@goaltender330]

@slicky villy yet, we orthodox Christian’s who built it are barred from worshipping in it.

[@marty0346]

The difference is that in Spain before the Islamic invasion, Spain was already Christian. And the Christians had taken back what was already theirs. And the mosque of cordoba (current church) had been built over the site of an old Visigothic Christian church, and that was used by both Christians and muslim. But the Emir Abd al-Raḥmān had the brilliant idea of destroying the Christian church To build on top of the destroyed Christian Visigoth church a mosque over it. ;)

[@georgyporgy8401]

Hagia Sophia will remain Hagia Sophia in the eyes of the world. Yes its been converted to a mosque but no one can erase this Holy Church, the Greatest Church on Earth from history not even Erdogan himself can do that. God works in mysterious ways

[@hafizuddinmohdlowhim8426]

I think Turkey never intend to change it but repurpose instead. It is politic after all.

[@yakupkeser248]

Hagia Sophia, with its lower and upper halls, takes up to 4000 people.Erdoğan built a 63,000-person mosque in Istanbul / Çamlıca.

[@fahimtajwar1989]

God works in mysterious ways!!! true like Jerusalem's most sacred and iconic building is the Dome of The Rock which belongs to Palestinians whom jews and christians dont recognize Holy Sepilchre is under Palestinians control now Hagia Sophia God has given His rightful followers the ownerships of the most sacred place of jews and christians.

[@yakupkeser248]

@@fahimtajwar1989 Thanks.Mr. FAHIM TAJWAR Hagia Sophia, the imperial Emperors repeatedly asked for help.The Ottoman Sultans sent Architects and made repairs many times.In 1204, Europeans entered Hagia Sophia with their horses.They spent 60 years in Hagia Sophia ,prostitution,drinking wine.Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror descended from his horse in 1453.He entered the Hagia Sophia and prayed.The Ottoman sultans spent money on the maintenance of 50,000 Golden Hagia Sophia every year.They supported additional buildings and Hagia Sophia.Hagia Sophia would have been destroyed if it hadn't been for the Turks.There can never be a church.If the 4 minarets are removed, the Aya Sofia will be destroyed.The dome of the Rock is different from Hagia Sophia.The Muslims did not destroy the Jewish temple there.There was no Islam.After Titus demolished the Jewish Temple, the pagan temple there yapıldı.Ve that pagan temple was destroyed.Then the Muslims built a mosque there.SELÂM.

[@georgyporgy8401]

@@fahimtajwar1989 Let me say this. Jerusalem is the Capital of Israel and it will never be under Palestinian rules and Palestine is the promise land of the Jews. This dream of yours will never be achieved

[@yiannisosfp1621]

Ayia Sofia Holy Christian orthodox Cathedral The wonder of Christianity Must Return back To the Christians Shame, shame Mongols Turks Using Ayia Sofia as A museum Love from New Zealand

[@stratant.8722]

@Fahad Ahmad Russia kicked your ass, Serbia kicked your ass, Greece kicked your ass, Romania kicked your ass, Bulgaria kicked your ass, Britain kicked your ass, France kicked your ass. No wonder why you are a butt hurt turk

[@metinokur142]

@Josh are you real? after wars all empires fell

[@abdussametfiliz5484]

Its going to be a mosque again

[@yiannisosfp1621]

Abdus Samet Filiz GOOD so when you Pray FACING The true GOD Not the pedophile Mohament

[@stevepetrovic8344]

I read that there is a phropercy when Otomans enter the Ortodox church Aghia Sophia liturgy was going on.And in one moment the wall cracked inside church and when they take out priests.The liturgy still goes on and Otomans were scared so they keept church closed for couple of days.Since liturgy wasnt finished.....that means it would be ortodox again.

[@patrickmartin8783]

Interesting

[@justinamusyoka4986]

Turkey has suffered a big blow from the earthquakes,any connection to this ancient worship shrines and the wrath of The Most High Yah? Just asking.

[@rimonhalloun7253]

Was thinking the same

[@gbp4998]

God see everything.

[@jgappy5643]

If we think like that, then with all the catastrofes that happened in history, humanity is screwed.

[@The_Honcho]

@@jgappy5643 humanity is screwed, according to Christ, compared to our fate we would find it’s safer in Sodom on the day of judgement. But we have a way out one day through his death and resurrection ☦️

[@عقبةبننافعبنالقيسالفهري]

I knew someone was gonna say that. Get a life

[@ΕλληνΟρθοδοξος]

Πάτερ ἡμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνομά σου, ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου, γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημά σου, ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς. Τὸν ἄρτον ἡμῶν τὸν ἐπιούσιον δὸς ἡμῖν σήμερον· καὶ ἄφες ἡμῖν τὰ ὀφειλήματα ἡμῶν, ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀφήκαμεν τοῖς ὀφειλέταις ἡμῶν· καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόν, ἀλλὰ ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ.

[@giokun100]

Αμήν.

[@sattaransari665]

Gio Antony fhifncjrj

[@mohommedameenahmed2099]

Q

[@1517ia]

It seems that a thousand years ago people knew how to build much better than today. Respect to the Greeks.

[@romainvicta3076]

@Šta te briga Kako se zovem let me guess your turkish? Of course you hate the greeks and christians

[@450b]

Hagia Sofia = GREEK

[@badgerp-chanqueen7707]

Always

[@yuruyenadam3685]

450b no still 1453 it s a mosque

[@polbasilio8290]

@@yuruyenadam3685 It is a Chosque

[@alexgoliaff2644]

There was no such name or concept as the “Byzantine Empire”; it was called the Roman Empire. They began to call it Byzantine in the West in the 19th century, out of rejection of the fact that the real Roman Empire existed until 1453 and those who sat in Rome were barbarians who captured the capital of the Romans.

[@iEditPostEdmonton]

You are correct. I wish the West had not constructed the idea of the Byzantine Empire but that's how it's identified in every museum I've been to like the British Museum, the Louvre, the Royal Ontario Museum, the Museé de l'Armeé, etc..

[@shader9995]

I read how the Greeks rebel and call Aya Sophia their church, but this is neither Turkish nor Greek, but only an Orthodox church built during the Roman Empire, the eastern part of which was called Byzantium. So this is a Byzantine Orthodox church. and there is the end of everything. I can also turn a mosque into a church in my country, but realistically it is a mosque, not a church. That's vandalism. But well, in such a world we live and people are unfortunately bad.

[@SKIROJ]

Greek Orthodox church

[@shader9995]

@@SKIROJ Constantine Great is also Greek?! Maybe we can say that he is Serbian because he is born in Serbia. LOL

[@theo9952]

@@shader9995 His mother was Greek. And the empire had turned 100% Greek by the 6th century, with only Greek as its official language. Latin was abolished and forgotten even by the emperors. And btw the cathedral of Agia Sophia as we know it until this day, was designed by the Greek architects Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus and built during the reign of the Emperor Justinian, not Constantine the Great.

[@shader9995]

@@theo9952 Now, I just hope Sophia will be again only orthodox church. No matter of anything

[@theo9952]

@@shader9995 I am not religious and i just want the Turks to respect it as a monument and turn it back to museum like it used to be for the last hundred years. But they will not do it. They will just keep on bragging about turning it into a mosque.

[@georgepapatheofilou6118]

1000 years and then change happens . Such is life. Food for thought

[@LydK443]

It is my dream to see this place before I die.

[@georgeplagianos6487]

I think you better come soon to the City these jihadists fighting jihadist might eventually destroy the church and anything Christian there

[@LydK443]

I really want to see this. It's amazing that this church still stands from the Roman Empire. It's terrible that no one has stopped ISIS. Hopefully, things will change for the better in the near future. God bless.

[@tbrown55]

Free Constantinople

[@mertekmek1964]

shut up gaygreek its good of Turks

[@mertekmek1964]

TheJauqline what u mean “do understand”

[@bxso5635]

Cry

[@hiy5088]

It’s already free

[@kaylanguyen8665]

Hi Awaysheh, The Muslim Turks should return The Hagia Sophia to the Christians bc it was originally a Church. It is a moral value. It you steal something, you need to restore the stolen goods back to the owner or original status. This is the difference between followers of Christ and followers of Allah. Peace be upon you.

[@ufuk.adamı]

+Kayla Nguyen The Hagia Sophia is a mosque. That's it. Also it was originally a pagan temple, not a church.

[@rippingale100]

+Genchmen it was a church

[@fr.j.steelecsc2150]

+Genchmen It was built by the Christian Emperor Justinian. It was not only a church, but a cathedral.

[@alpaslanturkes1062]

+Kayla Nguyen really isnt that exatly what spain is doing with the mezquita and other muslim herritages!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Monkeyninjaghost]

+Kayla Nguyen, I guess everyone should move back to Africa, that's what is truly original. Stop living in the past. Everyone have stolen from everyone else at some point.

[@briggsley]

This is a really good documentary

[@iEditPostEdmonton]

B Comoros Thank you. Appreciate the comment.

[@jeanlebreton2049]

One small detail: you sais that Constantinople was renamed Istanbul as soon as 1453; I think it's much more later than that, during the XIX th century in fact....

[@marinar4576]

Hagia Sophia means "Holy Wisdom" (of God) in greek language.

[@noguile2737]

and Jesus Christ is the wisdom of God as stated in 1 Corinthians 1:30 [But it is from Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God [revealing His plan of salvation].. so the church of Hagia Sophia means the church of Jesus Christ! Amazing ..they actually have a lot of churches throughout the eastern world built from the Byzantine empire.

[@ThomasGazis]

den tous endiaferei i alithia ala to na proothisoun ton pro paaa ganta tous oti h Haghia Sophia den itan Elliniki ala "Romaiki"

[@jjgreek1]

The title should be 'JEWEL OF THE GREEKS'

[@jjgreek1]

i guess Turks aren't Ottomans either then

[@jjgreek1]

maarij hassan whatever ...Mongols...we have Thessaloniki which is the birthplace of Ataturk...and the. Mongols will never get it.

[@jjgreek1]

maarij hassan you mean not all women dress like that covered wife of Erdogan...she’s wrapped up like a Mexican burrito

[@jjgreek1]

maarij hassan she is oppressed just like all women in modern Turkey are. My father, my grandparents, my great grandparents, great great great....we’re born in Constantinople...Phanar and Beyoglu or Pera...so we don’t need lessons from a new immigrant like yourself on who’s Greek, or Byzantine, or Rum. We are all three and proud of it.

[@mylifeisgoodgg]

@@abotrump5186 nah lol

[@eleftheriaproios166]

A sad part of history!!!😢

[@vizibilibende5194]

your future :)

[@vizibilibende5194]

atina mosgue next :)

[@Brutalchaos2]

@@vizibilibende5194 Your current life...

[@catholiccrusader5328]

Too bad we Christians were dumb enough to loose such a magnificent church; who knows-GOD willing-we'll get it back someday.

[@Rotisiv]

Calm down, it was simply turned into a house of worship of God. Muslims worship the same God as you and Jews.

[@marwanermichi2002]

you shall get it back by blood my friend . aya sofia will still always a mosque . if there's someone against this idea and want some evil shit , we will just promise for those persons a priority ticket to see jesus for real .

[@Rotisiv]

@@marwanermichi2002 Not to mention how a mosque is the perfect house of worship of the True Living Invisible God, I mean like we don’t have images or icons or idols of anyone or anything lol, it’s just you praying directly to God.

[@apollonmagg4603]

@@Rotisiv well then lets hope israel turns al aqsa mosque into a sinagogue. calm down right

[@apollonmagg4603]

@@marwanermichi2002 Israel congratulates the Muslims and promises to Convert al Aqsa Mosque into a Sinagogue. Taste what you did,

[@mohammedmaazahmed7459]

Inna fatahna laka fathan mubeenan Verily We have granted thee a manifest Victory♥️

[@zeshanasif1465]

MashALLAH. Elhamdulillah.

[@mohammedmaazahmed7459]

@@zeshanasif1465 love from india Kardashian

[@zeshanasif1465]

@@mohammedmaazahmed7459 lol it's Kardeşim, not Kardashian 😂

[@aryanhassan4659]

@@zeshanasif1465 😅😹🤣🤣🤣

[@sigurdvj1274]

Why does this documentary end the tale with Hagia Sophia fading into history? There are islamic services in Cathedral/Mosque today - and it still stands in Istanbul.

[@iEditPostEdmonton]

You are correct - I was there last October and saw the changes. I’m not sure Ataturk would have approved. When the Ottomans took control of Constantinople the building faded away as the centre of the Orthodox Christian world and would never be the same again.

[@jenmoragas7792]

the reason why,the beautiful church still standing despite of all tragedies happened is that..the great Constantine offer this Church to Mother Mary...

[@Toyota_Supra-cp2ug]

these ppl really ruin everything they touch

[@ΑθανάσιοςΚΥΡΙΑΚΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ-θ7γ]

Jewel of the Romans

[@rfkwouldvebeenaok1008]

Take back the city my Roman friend. God bless you and the Roman people of modern day Greece.

[@johnydevassia]

Any sultan can fade it's identity. It is remaining a painful monument for every Christian and the best example of the intruders religious tolerance.

[@Sphere723]

It was the Catholics that looted the Church's of Constantinople. Not the Muslims

[@SpaceReptilioid]

Too bad, all, your types could do is whine & cry about it.

[@subhuman3408]

​​@@SpaceReptilioidJust like Palestinians 😂

[@pasgr030]

❤️☦️❤️

[@iEditPostEdmonton]

Thank you.

[@ismailarslan881]

🥒

[@michaelmcist]

Reading some of the comments here is fairly depressing, the fact this building is still standing is a testament to to the original builders and maybe even more so to the Ottomans who invaded and kept the building alive as a place of worship to God. That some of the christian artwork even survived as it was turned into a mosque is in my opinion a miracle. If i was an invading general with a new Empire to build, i would probably have obliterated forever any of the christian artwork that was in my new mosque, that the building survived at all after 1453 is unbelievable. I think those minarets make the building look much more beautiful than before. I seem to remember seeing a documentary about the last years of the Byzantine empire, the emperor sent an emissary to Rome looking for help for the coming war with the Ottomans, he needed soldiers to help defend Constantinople, but the popes price for this was for the emperor to disown his Orthodox Christian beliefs, and to come back to the one true church, and on the brink of catastrophe for Constantinople, the Emperor sent word to the pope that he would agree to all the popes demands, and actually did so in writing, and this letter is in the Vatican archives, But it came too late to save the once great Byzantine Empire. Maybe someone would know if this is true or not.

[@krixxset2214]

"I think those minarets make the building look much more beautiful than before." you really are a weak weak disgrace.

[@SofiaSilver333]

Yes, it is written in all history books

[@kacpertaracha7913]

What is the name of chant from 3:50 ?

[@SpaceReptilioid]

Sounds Latin, instead of Greek.

[@uhno5989]

What a nice comment section. I hope there aren’t any Greek or Turkish nationalists spreading lies!

[@iEditPostEdmonton]

This comment section needed a little more levity. : )

[@earthlingavian1132]

Hagia Sophia Will ALLWAYS be Christian church , It dosen't matter that muslims put Rockets outside.

[@allysoobratty7565]

Rockets?

[@Hakanerdmmm]

Keep dream 🐺🇹🇷🐺🇹🇷

[@earthlingavian1132]

@@Hakanerdmmm TR TR?? Trying to start A traktor?

[@trkbkrt935]

Hagia Sophia was a church when fatih sultan Mehmet hun took over and changed it to mosque and the made theyre first prayer in Hagia Sophia god looks after and raises turks always we are gods solders in the world

[@stefanbocevski7974]

Ali Riza more like the soldiers of nothingness

[@butterflys7802]

Orthodox 🇬🇷

[@butterflys7802]

AGIA Sophia it’s historical orthodox church with a big history! You can’t compare what we have here and what you have there! Your president is idiot!

[@Paulynyc]

In Greek it’s Aghia Sophia, not “Haghia.” Please get that right.

[@ΔιγενῆςἈκρίτας-β2λ]

"Hagia" is ancient Greek.

[@Paulynyc]

@@ΔιγενῆςἈκρίτας-β2λ No, it's not.

[@afroditistefanou8891]

"Σώπασε κυρά Δέσποινα και μη πολυδακρύζεις πάλι με χρόνους, με καιρούς, πάλι δικά μας θα 'ναι" Τον τελευταίο λόγο τον έχει ο Θεός.... Γι αυτό μην κάνετε όνειρα Τούρκοι γιατί το σχέδιο του Θεού είναι άλλο!! Το χερουβικό θα ακουστεί ξανά μέσα στην Αγιά Σοφιά!!.... Ζυγώνει η ώρα ξεκίνησε η αντίστροφη μέτρηση!!

[@andrewpanagios8638]

Ετσι ακριβως πατριωτισα.Οι Τούρκοι εχουν τα κολυβα στο ζωναρι τους. Ο καιρός γάρ εγγύς. Που θα ανάψουμε κεριά;

[@yakupkeser248]

It was Hagia Sophia.It's not the church.

[@andrewpanagios8638]

Yakup climb to the trees mongol

[@yakupkeser248]

@@andrewpanagios8638 You don't know how to speak/write beautifully.Constant insults.What kind of despicable feeling is that?

[@rockyone7301]

They kneel to the Icon of Jesus every time when they pray LOL

[@stani6024]

No idols in mosque christians worship pagan idols😂

[@izharhusain1610]

as a muslim i don't like this type of conversion

[@Sayyeda.Zaynab.kamoonpury786]

What a hypocrite this uncle j. Elsewhere he wants all abrahamic to be burnt and only in turkey he wants his silly devious ideas huh.

[@haithamalsuaibe473]

Stfu secular bitch

[@aryanhassan4659]

Get lostttt....we dontt need dumboooo likee u....disgraceee

[@thatsnodildo1974]

Sad how it has been defiled

[@MrJLM2001]

now you know how Pagans feel when christians took and continue to take Pagan lands, symbolism and sites and turn them into perverted churches

[@imaginative6315]

@@MrJLM2001 Nero the pagan emperor torched christians alive tho lmao

[@thatsnodildo1974]

@@MrJLM2001 nah Pagans got beasted on

[@MrJLM2001]

@@imaginative6315 so that excuses centuries of genocide in Europe and the Americas against pagans by the Christians?

[@astraldrifter]

One day ... god willing it will return to the true faith.

[@boomrang9503]

it is, now with its beautiful minarets

[@TheHolyMongolEmpire]

One day willing, all religions will die off but hopefully all the history, art, and architecture can be preserved forever that was associated with them.

[@dontunisful]

i wouldn't call a religion with +10k denomination "true faith"

[@shilojones9115]

Which one?? Catholicism thinks its the true faith and probably the other infinite denominations think that too.

[@johnnysaints7978]

@معارج حسن it almost if the wester didnt intervene the russian to invade the instanbul the turkey would not be exist and you instabulshit will be rename again as constantinople.

[@walter7199]

If only the Schism had not happened, then this beautiful Church of our Lord would have had the protection from Latin europe as well. Alas we Christians did what we always do, let the devil cause us to fight amongst ourselves

[@krixxset2214]

If the germans had not destroyed the Western Roman empire than islam would not even exist

[@walter7199]

@@krixxset2214 God love the Germans, they can't seem to do anything right...Ever hahaha

[@jasonivancontreras9340]

jewel of the ROMANS

[@mertturanci5614]

+Ioannis Stf If it were Greek they would have already sold it to pay off their debts, thank god it is Turkish, or there would be nothing to see.

[@mertturanci5614]

Ioannis Stf we said what we have to say in 1453 year.

[@mertturanci5614]

Ioannis Stf Yes, you did respond after 368 years.how quickly, its too early.I wish, if you'd waited some more.

[@39Thorns]

+Ivan Contreras Jewel of the Theotokos

[@georgeplagianos6487]

Γκρηνιάρης # you talking about Western Europe East Europeans or under the Muslim yo coaster 800 900 years? Hundreds of years before Constantinople fell

[@Malik-ts3vw]

Why is there so much animosity in the comment section. This was a place of worship and it's been restored back to a place a worship. Now the Great God will be glorified again ,the same God who was glorified by Abraham . Peace!

[@poppycalliope6793]

Do you really have to ask such a question?

[@Sea-zu4bj]

Mix of nationalism, hate for turkey and love for Christian history. Only one of those reasons I can accept as appropriate

[@easy5989]

@@Sea-zu4bj cry harder its a mosq now

[@Sea-zu4bj]

Yusuf Altug I’m happy it’s a mosque I’m not Christian

[@easy5989]

@@Sea-zu4bj hoo sorry❤

[@beez-LL]

someone know the song name at 5:20?

[@iEditPostEdmonton]

The track title is "Exotic Longing". It was included with Apple Soundtrack Pro many years ago.

[@beez-LL]

iEditPostEdmonton the Turkisc music bro.

[@iEditPostEdmonton]

@@beez-LL Yep. Exotic Longing. Believe it or not.

[@shortstarih7596]

I am Turkish i can say for you Song Name: Gün Olaydı

[@ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΑΧΡΙΣΤΟΦΟΡΟΥ]

Thank you very much for this video.(Nikolaos Ioannidis)

[@iEditPostEdmonton]

Παρακαλώ.

[@ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΑΧΡΙΣΤΟΦΟΡΟΥ]

@@iEditPostEdmonton 🙂👏❤️

[@mr.nonsense1015]

türküm bu konuda ne yapacaksın ha

[@ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΑΧΡΙΣΤΟΦΟΡΟΥ]

@@iEditPostEdmonton ❤️😃❤️🙂

[@ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΑΧΡΙΣΤΟΦΟΡΟΥ]

❤️😁❤️😄🙂❤️🌺

[@suzanneheincreations]

Erdogan made it a Mosque and recited the Quran 3 weeks ago in this original Christian cathedral. Bible prophecy coming to fruition? End of days. Trust Christ as Savior asap. #John316.

[@jazx4620]

no thank you. i’m a Muslim and will always be a Muslim 😇

[@nousername5673]

Yeah. Don’t worship humans. Worship the one and only transcendent God.

[@ninety-five-95]

@@jazx4620 keep believing in a pedophile. 😊😇 Andrew keep believe in him

[@suzanneheincreations]

Jesus loves you and loves the whole world, that's why he came down to die for us. The gospel is 1 Corinthians 15:1-4, believe in Christ and he'll give you everlasting life in heaven. Empty tomb says it all, he is the 1 true God.

[@nousername5673]

Arian Mihăeș Who are you referring to?

[@SKyh1gh29]

So much sadness in my heart !

[@Sea-zu4bj]

It was a museum until recently you could have visited

[@Lesvons]

Beautiful, those murals portraying Jesus the son of god.

[@Mr_Fresh_8]

You obviously follow your blindly. Produce a single verse in the bible where Jesus says he is gods son and says to worship him. 🙊 Jesus submitted to God i.e definition of a Muslim. He fasted like Muslims. He prayed like Muslims. He greeted like Muslims.

[@Lesvons]

Mr. Khan whatever floats your boat. 🙈

[@Mr_Fresh_8]

@@Lesvons A day will come, you will die and I will die, your salvation is upon yourself. *Glorious Quran* 2:87 We gave Jesus the son of Mary Clear (Signs) and strengthened him with the holy spirit. 2:136 We believe in Allah, and the revelation given to us, and to Abraham, Isma’il, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and that given to Moses and Jesus, and that given to (all) prophets from their Lord: We make no difference between one and another of them . . . 2:253 . . . To Jesus the son of Mary We gave clear (Signs), and strengthened him with the holy spirit. 3:45 O Mary! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, held in honour in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those nearest to Allah. 3:46 “He shall speak to the people in childhood and in maturity. And he shall be (of the company) of the righteous.” 3:48 And Allah will teach him the Book and Wisdom, the Law and the Gospel. 3:49 And (appoint him) a messenger to the Children of Israel, (with this message): “I have come to you, with a Sign from your Lord, in that I make for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allah’s leave: And I heal those born blind, and the lepers, and I quicken the dead, by Allah’s leave; and I declare to you what ye eat, and what ye store in your houses. Surely therein is a Sign for you if ye did believe.” 3:50 (I have come to you), to attest the Law which was before me. And to make lawful to you part of what was (Before) forbidden to you; I have come to you with a Sign from your Lord. So fear Allah, and obey me. 3:52 When Jesus found Unbelief on their part He said: “Who will be My helpers to (the work of) Allah?” 3:55 Behold! Allah said: “O Jesus! I will take thee and raise thee to Myself and clear thee (of the falsehoods) of those who blaspheme; I will make those who follow thee superior to those who reject faith, to the Day of Resurrection: Then shall ye all return unto me, and I will judge between you of the matters wherein ye dispute.” 3:59 The similitude of Jesus before Allah is as that of Adam . . . 3:84 . . . and in (the Books) given to Moses, Jesus, and the prophets, from their Lord. 4:157 That they said (in boast), “We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah”;-but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but so it was made to appear to them, and those who differ therein are full of doubts, with no (certain) knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, for of a surety they killed him not. 4:163 We have sent thee inspiration, as We sent it to Noah and the Messengers after him: we sent inspiration to Abraham, Isma’il, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, to Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon, and to David We gave the Psalms. 4:171 O People of the Book! Commit no excesses in your religion: Nor say of Allah aught but the truth. Christ Jesus the son of Mary was (no more than) a messenger of Allah, and His Word, which He bestowed on Mary, and a spirit proceeding from Him: so believe in Allah and His messengers. Say not “Trinity”: desist: it will be better for you: for Allah is one Allah: Glory be to Him: (far exalted is He) above having a son. To Him belong all things in the heavens and on earth. 4:172 Christ disdaineth nor to serve and worship Allah . . . 5:17 In blasphemy indeed are those that say that Allah is Christ the son of Mary. 5:46 And in their footsteps We sent Jesus the son of Mary, confirming the Law that had come before him: We sent him the Gospel: therein was guidance and light, and confirmation of the Law that had come before him: a guidance and an admonition to those who fear Allah. 5:72 They do blaspheme who say: “Allah is Christ the son of Mary.” But said Christ: “O Children of Israel! worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord.” Whoever joins other gods with Allah,- Allah will forbid him the garden, and the Fire will be his abode. 5:75 Christ the son of Mary was no more than a messenger; many were the messengers that passed away before him. His mother was a woman of truth. They had both to eat their (daily) food. 5:78 Curses were pronounced on those among the Children of Israel who rejected Faith, by the tongue of David and of Jesus the son of Mary: because they disobeyed and persisted in excesses. 5:110 O Jesus the son of Mary! Recount My favour to thee and to thy mother. Behold! I strengthened thee with the holy spirit, so that thou didst speak to the people in childhood and in maturity. Behold! I taught thee the Book and Wisdom, the Law and the Gospel and behold! thou makest out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, by My leave, and thou breathest into it and it becometh a bird by My leave, and thou healest those born blind, and the lepers, by My leave. And behold! thou bringest forth the dead by My leave. And behold! I did restrain the Children of Israel from (violence to) thee when thou didst show them the clear Signs, and the unbelievers among them said: ‘This is nothing but evident magic.’ 5:112 Behold! the disciples, said: “O Jesus the son of Mary! can thy Lord send down to us a table set (with viands) from heaven?” Said Jesus: “Fear Allah, if ye have faith.” 5:114 Said Jesus the son of Mary: “O Allah our Lord! Send us from heaven a table set (with viands), that there may be for us-for the first and the last of us-a solemn festival and a sign from thee; and provide for our sustenance, for thou art the best Sustainer (of our needs).” 5:116 Allah will say: “O Jesus the son of Mary! Didst thou say unto men, worship me and my mother as gods in derogation of Allah’?” He will say: “Glory to Thee! never could I say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, thou wouldst indeed have known it. Thou knowest what is in my heart . . .” 6:85 And Zakariya and John, and Jesus and Elias: all in the ranks of the righteous. 9:30 The Jews call ‘Uzair a son of Allah, and the Christians call Christ the son of Allah. 9:31 They take their priests and their anchorites to be their lords in derogation of Allah, and (they take as their Lord) Christ the son of Mary; yet they were commanded to worship but One Allah: there is no god but He. Praise and glory to Him: (Far is He) from having the partners they associate (with Him). 19:19 He said: “Nay, I am only a messenger from thy Lord, (to announce) to thee the gift of a holy son.” 19:20 She said: “How shall I have a son, seeing that no man has touched me, and I am not unchaste?” 19:21 He said: “So (it will be): Thy Lord saith, ‘that is easy for Me: and (We wish) to appoint him as a Sign unto men and a Mercy from Us’: It is a matter (so) decreed.” 19:22 So she conceived him, and she retired with him to a remote place. 19:27 At length she brought the (babe) to her people, carrying him (in her arms). They said: “O Mary! truly an amazing thing hast thou brought!” 19:30 He said: “I am indeed a servant of Allah: He hath given me revelation and made me a prophet.” 19:31 “And He hath made me blessed wheresoever I be, and hath enjoined on me Prayer and Charity as long as I live.” 19:32 “(He) hath made me kind to my mother, and not overbearing or miserable.” 19:33 “So peace is on me the day I was born, the day that I die, and the day that I shall be raised up to life (again)!” 19:34 Such (was) Jesus the son of Mary: (it is) a statement of truth, about which they (vainly) dispute. 19:88 They say: “(Allah) Most Gracious has begotten a son!” 19:91 That they should invoke a son for (Allah) Most Gracious. 19:92 For it is not consonant with the majesty of (Allah) Most Gracious that He should beget a son. 21:91 And (remember) her who guarded her chastity: We breathed into her of Our spirit, and We made her and her son a sign for all peoples. 23:50 And We made the son of Mary and his mother as a Sign: We gave them both shelter on high ground, affording rest and security and furnished with springs. 33:7 And remember We took from the prophets their covenant: As (We did) from thee: from Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus the son of Mary: We took from them a solemn covenant. 42:13 The same religion has He established for you as that which He enjoined on Noah-the which We have sent by inspiration to thee-and that which We enjoined on Abraham, Moses, and Jesus: Namely, that ye should remain steadfast in religion, and make no divisions therein: to those who worship other things than Allah, hard is the (way) to which thou callest them. Allah chooses to Himself those whom He pleases, and guides to Himself those who turn (to Him). 43:57 When (Jesus) the son of Mary is held up as an example, behold, thy people raise a clamour thereat (in ridicule)! 43:61 And (Jesus) shall be a Sign (for the coming of) the Hour (of Judgment): therefore have no doubt about the (Hour), but follow ye Me: this is a Straight Way.

[@noorttj]

So beautiful! I totally agree Lesvons!

[@Lesvons]

Mr. Khan, you are aware about who made those murals? And therefor with which intention / vision? I don’t need verses from the Quran. I am raised as a catholic but I respect someone else’s beliefs enough that I don’t feel like quoting bible verses. Everyone is responsible for his or her own life. If I was seriously interested I would ask people within my family or even my Albanian Muslim raised partner.

[@markjohnson9455]

Kemal wanted Turkey to be secular because he understood that religion and worship are personal decisions of faith that have to be free of state sponsorship. Kemal wanted Turkey to progress and be free from a hostile takeover by Britain, Greece, and others in 1922. He supported a liberal nation that supported Western ideals. Kemal's policies were not perfect, but he wanted the best for Turkey when he dissolved the Sultanate. Kemal's mistake was how he used the military to enforce secularism instead of giving that decision to the Turkish people. Erdogan's actions bother me because I doubt he has the conviction to believe what he is trying to build is best for the Turkish people. Slowly he is making a velvet dictatorship through religion and the past history of the Ottoman Empire. I doubt he actually cares about the religion of Islam because power is his religion. I have Turkish friends who are Muslims that support the idea of living in a peaceful nation with citizens of other faiths. We share grave concerns that Turkey's progress since 1922 will take their country down a path of ruin. I am fascinated by Turkey and want to learn more about it. Why would Erogan want to return Turkey's nation to the days of the Ottoman Empire when they were the "sick man of Europe"? In 1922, Kemal understood that secularism was the path forward for the Turkish nation although his policies were incomplete. My concern goes towards my friends and their families who live in Turkey.

[@iEditPostEdmonton]

That is a very thoughtful opinion. Thank you.

[@e.kablan8223]

Armenian genocide is a lie my brother. Im fed up to explain it with proofs but exactly We love Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Im a nationalist and Kemalist Turkish and we are supporting secularism till the end. We love peace and also we love ottoman empire. Ataturk (mustafa kemal pasha) was a soldier in the Great Ottoman Empire he didint betray to Ottoman Empire. He just protected our country from armenians - english- france-greece-italians... ( if I count the counties that we make them go to home i cant stop) Love and Respect from Turkey / Istanbul.

[@markjohnson9455]

@@e.kablan8223 Thank you for posting. I agree with you that Kemal's ideas were good and served their purpose, but I think about the bigger picture because there are many world events that have not received attention since the news about COVID19 dominates the headlines. Peace from America.

[@iEditPostEdmonton]

@@e.kablan8223 I have spent enough time in Turkey over the last 15 years to learn that Ataturk was a flawed but great leader. He is one of the very few and rare individuals in history with the talent and vision to transform a nation in so many positive ways. Respect from Canada.

[@e.kablan8223]

iEditPostEdmonton i think he wasn’t flawed but np maybe you thought like that. Peace for all world ♡

[@TWOCOWS1]

would you please STOP saying "Hajji" Sophia is Greek pronunciation!!! Youre just making it up. The Greeks do not pronounce the initial H at all, so it was "Aghia" in original classical form, but in new Greek it was softened to Aya. That is what the Turks heard, learned and repeat to the present. So, either Aghia Sophia or Aya Sophia, but not Hajji Sofia!!

[@iEditPostEdmonton]

You are right about the pronunciation in Greek and Turkish. However, my pronunciation is the anglicized version spoken in North America. As another example we regularly mangle the pronunciation of French words like nitch for niche and click for clique and many more.

[@TWOCOWS1]

I am afraid not. This negligence leading to error is not excusable on that ground--because that ground is imgainary and not real. To mispronounce things and then excuse them as "this is how we do it at home" is a bombast. You are highly educated and physically quite capable of pronouncing things correctly ---as is done in the major Ivy League schools in the States (yes I have attended lectures there) or in any reputable institution in the States. Fix the error instead of trying to excuse it, pls

[@iEditPostEdmonton]

clarence spencer If you can convince the man - Lars Brownworth - who wrote one of the best modern books on the Byzantine Empire to change his pronunciation (kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2jZpGOqlqmjq6s) then I will change mine.

[@TWOCOWS1]

@@iEditPostEdmonton Madam, he also pronounces Byzantine as "By Zan Tyne". Would you also do that? Just because someone commits an error, should you also follow him? But as the old adage goes: "One cannot force knowledge on the unwilling." Then do carry one: Hajji Sofia it is

[@TWOCOWS1]

Where you there to see all this very specific details? If yes, then you must have been one of the 4th crusaders who looted and destroyed much of it by reporting all the lurid "facts" to whitewash the barbaric act

[@magatism]

Time is ripening for the prophecies of Elder Paisos, Turkey will be no more.

[@siyawashnishat]

Magatism Yeah , but Ottoman Empire again much stronger and bigger than Turkey and will last forever. Long and successful life to Turkic people Anatolia.

[@magatism]

@@siyawashnishat The only reason turkey survived was bcoz it was relatively liberal, now that you are on path to Jihad, you will have your answee.

[@adalat7019]

Magatism the last prophet sent by GOD was Mohamed pbuh so u are a fool to believe such stupidity no one even ever heard about 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@magatism]

@@adalat7019 Why would God send a pedophile as his prophet. Did he lack sexually secure men.

[@magatism]

@al - Masih Crying is what you will do, holding your children.

[@batuhanyldrm1892]

As a non-ıslamıc Turk, I see in the comments that; every religion and every race have its own idiots 😂 Guys we are in 2020. We need to talk about innovation,technology. Just watch the video and learn some history. You cant change history with your words.

[@peynirformaggio6915]

Batuhan Yıldırım 😀

[@leahmichelle1504]

The treasures lost! The table of the last supper and the nails of the passion! 😢 I’ve been to Istanbul and to the National Museum, there and on display are Muhammad’s teeth, beard and staff. To think we lost these artifacts of Christ’s crucifixion is truly gut wrenching, whether you are a believer or not. These men’s lives and deaths changed and continues to change the course of humanity. Tragic these artifacts have been lost to time.

[@xinajp]

but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

[@EmreGocer18]

As a Turk, I'm sorry, I think it should have remained as a museum instead of a mosque, but please be angry with Erdoğan, not the Turks.

[@MisteryTraveller]

As a museum it was a wonderful building. I visited there again last October to see the changes and I just can't make any sense of it. The Sultan Ahmet Camii (the Blue Mosque) is a superb mosque and just a 2 minute walk away. Why would anyone choose to worship at the Aya Sofia over the vastly superior Sultan Ahmet Camii?

[@fire950114]

I just visited Hagia Sophia, 30 euro for just 2nd floor, outrageous to rip off visitors like that. I am really uncomfortable with what Erdogan is trying to do. Turning Turkyie back into a non-secular, finatic nationalist country will violate everything Ataturk has done for your country.

[@fire950114]

​@perrythomasmisteretravelle6418 And they fence off visitors from the first floor and the remains of the first Hagia Sophia church. Does not make any sense. Why am I allowed to visit inside of virtually any Mosque but not the Hagia Sophia?

[@claylippert7203]

Retake Constantinople. Reconsecrate her to Christ.

[@khanvonrogenburg1323]

Jesus is child rapist..Jesus even tried to rape Maria by ass😁😄

[@nadimahmed8485]

The Prophet ﷺ is reported to have said, ‘Verily you shall conquer Constantinople. What a wonderful leader will her leader be, and what a wonderful army will that army be!’ [Musnad Ahmad, Al Hakim, al Jami’ al Saghir]. How did he know that his tiny group of followers would 800 years later conquer the mighty Roman Empire? No one would have imagined taking Constantinple it was way to difficult. It would be the equivalent of today saying Bangladesh will conquer America. You would sound stupid yet that’s what he prophesied and it came true. Because he is the final prophet of god.

[@nadimahmed8485]

😂😂😂😂 The Muslims are victorious

[@stefanbocevski7974]

Nadim Ahmed is it victorious to hurt the weak christians in arabia

[@stefanbocevski7974]

Fahad Ahmad actually there are more conversions from islam to Christianity than ever before.it may looks like islam is rising,believe me many of the refugees convert to Christianity so they can live better lives,they can be more open,free!

[@abotrump5186]

Greetings to Turkish brother from Egypt 🇪🇬 Egypt

[@abotrump5186]

@madcoki Where are you from

[@abotrump5186]

@Newww123 New government yes but people support turkey

[@abotrump5186]

@Newww123 New I Egypt do you speak Arabic

[@abotrump5186]

@madcoki 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷😝😝😝😝😝😝😝

[@abotrump5186]

@Newww123 New nope I am Arabic

[@iEditPostEdmonton]

A new chapter for this grand building has begun. Erdogan won the court case to convert the Hagia Sofia into a mosque. He signed it into law soon after the Turkish court ruled. It’s the end of an era and the start of new one.

[@Ephraim33]

Very soon a new era will start as again Hagiya sofiya to cathedral, that time turkey will be 3or 4pieces.

[@hayleyscocoabear100]

Every knee will bow,every knee will confess,Jesus Christ is Lord.The Lord REIGNETH.

[@sentaiaddict]

Yep...there's always that guy in the comments section...

[@hayleyscocoabear100]

What is automatic writing?Where a demon controls the arm of a person.A demon writes a best seller and someone with aspergers and NO COMMON SENSE gets the credit for something,they did not do.Same with inventions.A demon working through a brain dead corpse invents crap.That satan hasdeceived the massess,with the same line he used onAdam and Eve.You can be like gods.NO,you can`t.They think having a demon give them some abilty(magoc)makes them a god.NO,it makes you deceived.First,it is the demons doing anything,through a brain dead corpse.2nd,these demons have to bow in the name of Jesus.

[@sentaiaddict]

Whatever you say pal.....

[@Hannan_1325]

I am sorry but we dont kneel in front of jesus. We kneel and bow before God. The only God who created adam and abraham and Issac and Ismail and Jesus and Muhammad. Jesus is a creation. God is the creater.

[@hayleyscocoabear100]

One day soon,you will Abdul,I promise you will.