Hagia Sophia: Legacy of Emperors

[@Explode911]

Beautiful Greek Architecture. Long Live Byzantine!

[@karetsin265]

(the final version was built by the turks.)

[@ABC-oq7bv]

false@@karetsin265

[@metinkabatas604]

Yav bi sıktırın gidin amq

[@tedmink7568]

​@@karetsin265 The additions made by the Ottomans are minimal. The most notable addition was the minarets. The whole concept and architecture can be credited mostly to Isidores and Anthemius.

[@madamedellaporte4214]

@@karetsin265 The only added minarets. Stupid.

[@o-english-com]

When I entered this marvel late at night, an Imam from a mosque in Istanbul was walking and reciting some religious text. His voice seemed surreal reverberating throughout the enormous dome. It’s was so magic that everybody sat down and listened to him.

[@savafooth8194]

HAAAAAAA

[@aahmad2004]

Love Hagia Sophia From India🕌💚🤗🤗🤗

[@rameshsnayar]

Why? Because it is a mosque or a great building? I'm guessing its the first. Built by Christians as a church.

[@SpaceCafeCanada]

I am a picky person with my news channel & this one I like, makes me think well of Turkey, Thank you, kindly TRT. *_Don't let 'em change you!_*

[@kamalaalkishiyeva1582]

I love Hagia Sophia🙌

[@kamalaalkishiyeva1582]

@@naturealbums ok, from the name of atheist Turkish Vartanyan we thanks to Byzantines

[@nevize6660]

@Kate Iceheart time to take your medication grandma, you are once again talking nonsense

[@sitikhadijah-co4fd]

If hagia sopia can speak. She will be the greatest history teacher

[@chraman169]

Pyramids of Giza?

[@isseabdirahmanweheliye9010]

@@chraman169 lol

[@adilriaz1789]

The famous phrase "I would rather see a Turkish turban in the midst of the City (i.e., Constantinople) than the Latin mitre" ~Loukas Notaras(Prime minister) of the Byzantine Empire.

[@yiannisosfp1621]

AYIA SOFIA THE WONDER OF CHRISTIANITY ✝️ THE FIRST CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL OF THE WORLD

[@1234D-w2n]

As a Dardanian,blood of one who bulid it ,I declare it Mosque

[@raidantarctica7551]

Yes

[@davidgeorge6410]

@@1234D-w2n There are a lot of Greeks who trace their genealogy back to Dardani. So now Greeks can declare it to be an Orthodox cathedral? That is your argument?

[@1234D-w2n]

Greks ar not authocton here When they komhere they stolen mythology and culture of authoctons Pelazgian Dardanian Illyrian why u need to translate ilyada and odise in grek when today we Dardanians (Albanians) can understand it in original language War of Troy was Dardanian civil war Troy(Troje,Truall)in Albanian is Land,substrate Troje is my property place when I have house and my fields Another name what was known Troy (Uilusha) Alb- Ujë-water Fusha-field Uilusha - Ujëfusha Field with water And Zeus , Zos Alb - ZOT (god) We today for god say ZOT In 1800s Grece was + 90% Albanian Germans create u in myth about old greks on 90%Albanian population

[@davidgeorge6410]

@@1234D-w2n Each pagan philosophy is influenced by another. Even Dardania had a pagan religious system which was influenced by one before it, and so on.

[@syedamunirakhatoon1478]

Christians had built it...but muslims had well maintained it. Respect for Turkiye for keeping it well maintained. As I know maintenance of something is much difficult. 🇧🇩💜🇹🇷 Furthermore it shows christians and muslims are closest to each other

[@raidantarctica7551]

Al Aqsa is important

[@mercn-xn2iv]

Ask the Greeks what they did to ottoman mosques

[@midknightfenerir]

It’s forceful occupation of the ancient Christian church there is no maintenance here. Christians could have maintained without help from Turks.

[@DipanjanPaul]

@Farhan don’t justify a conquest by saying ‘liberate Muslims’ and all. It was a conquest, ottomans had power they conquered it, there is no clause of religion here. If oppression was the reason then Paxtan would not have allied with China and Saudia with Israel

[@heavent883]

@@mercn-xn2iv most of them were built on top churches

[@tomjimmy8969]

Well done Turkiye

[@g123flanka3]

Should have stayed as a museum... We have no right to change what we did not build.

[@zazakimezopotamya4372]

Bizans zamanında muzemiydi? Bu Fatih'in kılıç hakkıdır. Nasıl ki Endülüsü ele geçiren hiristiyanlar, Endülüsün en büyük camiini katadrele çevirdiler.

[@g123flanka3]

@@zazakimezopotamya4372 Kılıç hakkı diye bir şey yok. Sen başkalarının yaptığı devasa bir yapıyı sahiplenemezsin. Endülüs önceden Hristiyandi, sonra Müslüman oldu ve tekrar Hristiyan oldu. İspanyollarin da camiyi katedral yapması doğru değildi.

[@zazakimezopotamya4372]

@@g123flanka3 sen eski kanunları bilmezsin, bu zamana göre düşünüyorsun. Aklını biraz geriye sararsan, neyin ne olduğunu anlarsın. Ayasofya yapılmadan önce yerinde pagan tapınağının olduğunu unutma. Senin dediğini bakılırsa ayasofyayı yıkalım, pagan tapınağını tekrar inşa edelim. Bugün müslümanlar olmasaydı Ayasofya'nın yerinde yeller esiyordu. Bizans döneminde iç çekişmeler nedeniyle kaç sefer yakılıp yıkılıp tekrar yaptılar, bundan haberin yok. Ve şuanda ayakta duruyorsa Osmanlıların veya mimar Sinan'ın yaptığı destek kolonları ve sağlam ve iyi tadilatiyla ayakta duruyor, hele bundan hiç haberin yok. Yüz yıldır bağımsızlık kavramı ortaya çıkmaya başladı. Şuan dünya üzerinde belirli birkaç yer hariç kimse kendi toprağında yaşamıyor. Kavimler göçünü düşün. Koca Amerika Avrupa'nın işgali sayesinde orada yaşıyorlar. (Yerlilerden gasp ettiği topraklarda).. aklınızı başınıza alın.....

[@g123flanka3]

@@zazakimezopotamya4372 knk sen bugünün kafasıyla düşünüyorsun diyorsun da Tayyip yeni cami yaptı orayı. Hem eskiden de olsa eski toplumlarin(Türk veya değil) bunu yapması ahlâk dışıydı. Herkes birbirini ezmiş ama artık 21.yuzyildayiz. Hristiyanlara ayar vermek için senin yapmadığın binayı kendine uygun hale dönüştürmek bir erdemlik gösterisi mi? Dediğim gibi, eski eskide kaldı, eskiyi tekrar etmek erdemlik değildir.

[@zazakimezopotamya4372]

@@g123flanka3 madem öyle, yetmiş yıl önce niye camiden müzeye çevirdiler. Bin yıllardır ibadethane olan bir yeri( pagan, katedra, cami) müzeye çevirmek o mekanın ruhuna aykırı değilmi. Müzede neymiş? Sadece o mekanın anlamını ve kullanış amacından ayırmak atıl ve ruhsuz hale getirmek demek olmuyormu. O mekana her dinde kutsiyet atfedilmistir. Onu ibadethane haricinde kullanmak onun kutsiyetine halel vermektir.

[@nugrahaeiga]

Jawdropping documentary 😲 kudos TRT, what a beautiful story of Hagia Sophia Mosque

[@savafooth8194]

YEAh

[@chraman169]

What a great documentary!

[@savafooth8194]

YEH

[@aqeelahbh_388]

MASHALLAH BEAUTIFUL MOSQUE GÜZEL BİR CAMİ MAŞALLAH

[@ChillakoC92]

What does Aya Sofya means in Turkish bro?

[@-Nikolaos-]

Happy to see Αγία Σοφία well maintained and the removal of entrance fees to make this great temple accessible to the public. People of all cultures and religions should marvel at its beauty. But I must ask a sincere question here: Given the fact this Church was built with purpose as a place of worship and symbol for Christianity and specifically Orthodoxy, as well as the fact it has stood for over 900 years as a Christian church, shouldn’t this be reverted back to a neutral temple? I understand it is now Turkey and the temple is here, but to cover away and hide the Christian symbolism and ethos of this church so that it can be turned in to a Mosque almost feels fake and tarnishes the heritage of the church. Don’t we build better relations and corporate better with people by finding a middle ground for our differences?

[@koksalceylan9032]

The covers are only up at Pray times for 5 times a day ech time for 30 minutes. So you can see the icons when you visit.😊. I wish that one of its Corner cud be used for Orthodoxe practices. One day that will happen when Jesus comes back, Wipe out Humanity,brings the end Times?. Is that not what you people whants and pray for, believe in?.

[@arnoldtoralba1817]

why you pray in Orthodox Church?@@koksalceylan9032

[@gillesjacquemin3433]

@@koksalceylan9032But are they upper galleries open to the public too? That’s where some of its most beautiful treasures lie.

[@induchopra3014]

Its like a theif denying he stole. Its a church. Will remain a church. Christ's spirit there in every brick of the building

[@kazumakiryuu2668]

May Allah the most high bless the blessed commander and army that conquers constantinople

[@hamsedahir3068]

@Danuta Grakowski Jewish people were slaves for thousands of years and were suffering every were they lived before Israel founded 80 years ago so by that logic God doesn't like them more than the muslim

[@hamsedahir3068]

@Kate Iceheart what do you mean 🤔

[@darkminister1503]

Last mongol emperor Mongke Khan was destroyed in battle against Song Dynasty during Seige of Diyaoyucheng 1259

[@MuhammadAli-hr1bj]

For the first time in its long illustrious history people of All Faiths are allowed to enter FREE of charge. Please give credit where its due, HS would have crumbled had it not been for Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent to commission the greatest ottoman architect to build giant supporting walls to stabilise the huge structure.

[@chraman169]

Very sad that Sultan Mehmet was no caliph back then. He would have deserved it the most!

[@Rockstar-ls1uz]

The great Turkeye 🇹🇷

[@constantine11]

Turkey

[@induchopra3014]

Great? It couldn't even build its own mosque. What great? No contributions like greeks. Great greeks

[@saddamhussein4480]

Hagia Sofia for Orthodox Christians. Al Aqsa for Palestinians🇵🇸

[@raidantarctica7551]

Yes

[@newworld8526]

No troll it will never be. both places is for muslims.

[@emiliobertoncini1083]

Yes u are 100% correct

[@AE-to3yo]

Hagia Sofia and Al Aqsa for Muslim you dumbo

[@zahra1308]

Thats right. It belongs to orthodox Christians

[@gauravdas6741]

Beautiful church.

[@abdurrazaak]

of those people who used to kill brutally, then Ottoman Muslims removed them from here and showed people how to properly worship one God.

[@xijinping937]

@@abdurrazaak 🤣

[@abdurrazaak]

@@xijinping937 Style 😎

[@moinakbhattacharya878]

@@abdurrazaak ok, so in church god is not worshipped you mean? Or only, only muslims worship the god and others are wrong?

[@shafiurahman9736]

@@moinakbhattacharya878 it's a Masjid now.Why are u pissed of? Istanbul has made this into mosque now.

[@gofar5185]

PROTECT & PRESERVE... it is your ottoman ancestral gift-legacy...

[@rameshsnayar]

Byzantine by the Emperor Justinian. Greek

[@induchopra3014]

Beautiful church. Always a church. Cant conquer the spirit. Its not a mosque. Never

[@rambocobra5014]

MasaAllah 🤲❤🌙

[@jadenalmeida8592]

I respect for china increases day by day

[@nenenindonu]

Turkey is the rightful inheritor of the Eastern Roman civilization as well as its Ottoman successor

[@delaramsalmassi4063]

No Turkey is not the rightfull inheritor of The Eastern Roman civilization! Besides Turkey was a part of The Persian Empire!

[@nenenindonu]

@@delaramsalmassi4063 Persia was a property of Turkish tribes for a whole millennium 😂😂😂 Akkoyunlu Confederation Timurid Empire Karakoyunlu Confederation Great Seljuk Empire Ghaznavid Empire Qajarid Empire Eldiguzids Khwarezmid Empire Afsharid Empire Safavid Empire

[@ahobby]

@@delaramsalmassi4063 You read fiction.

[@midknightfenerir]

Turkey isn’t the right inheritor of the Christian Eastern Roman Empire. It is either Greece or Russia.

[@chraman169]

@@midknightfenerir No. At the time, it was accepted that the Ottoman Sultan is the ruler of rome by those that saw the easter roman empire as the true roman empire (so not by western europeans). 'Christian' has nothing to do with this - the roman empire was not christian in the beginning and it was not christian at the end.

[@HasanSan-fj1lk]

❤🎉❤ KEINDAHAN TAMAN SURGA ADN BUNGA TULIP ❤🎉❤ DEMIKIAN APA ADANYA SALAM DAMAI PENUH KASIH SAYANG TERSENYUM BAHAGIA ❤🎉❤

[@sonabarnes6670]

Stop disgracing the ummah of Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wassallam! Return the Cathedral Hagia Sophia to the Eastern Orthodox Christan Church! Regarding the protection of churches, Allah says, {Did not Allah check one set of people by means of another, there would surely have been pulled down monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques, in which the name of Allah is commemorated in abundant measure. Allah will certainly aid those who aid his (cause)} (Quran 22:40) . Islamic scholar Ibn Khuwaiz stated that this verse included the prohibition of demolishing the churches of non-Muslim citizens, their temples, and their houses of worship. One of the best examples of strictly safeguarding the rights of non-Muslims and their freedom to practice their religions in early Islamic history was the practice of Umar Ibn Al-Khattab, the second caliph of Islam. Umar was particularly sensitive to the demands of justice concerning non-Muslims living under his authority. In a famous story, Umar was invited by the patriarch of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem to pray inside the church. Umar refused, however, not out of reluctance to pray inside a church, but rather because he feared some ignorant Muslims might seize the church after him and turn it into a sort of shrine. “If I prayed inside the church, the Muslims after me would take it and they would say: ‘Umar prayed here’,” Ibn Al-Khattab said. This church still exists today in Jerusalem as the headquarters of the Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, even though it was under the authority of Muslims for centuries. In one of the most eye-catching scenes in Egypt during the January 25 Revolution, some Egyptian Muslims were seen guarding Coptic churches while Christians pray, and, on Friday, Christians were guarding the mosques while Muslims prayed. The recently published book "The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad with the Christians of the World", written by Canadian religious authority, academic, and activist John Andrew Morrow, begins with a reference to these mostly neglected "literary monuments in the history of Islam." The author comments: "Considering that the continued conflict between Christians and Muslims across the world has been artificially ignited by the forces of imperialism, especially in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, the content of these priceless historical documents can shed light on the early history of Islam. Via this information we are witness to the primordial relationship between Muslims and People of the Book. Thus, these covenants can serve as a source of inspiration for the establishment of insuperable harmony between the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam." Extremists of both the Muslim and Islamophobic non-Muslim varieties try to ignore, or even deny, the covenants of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), but all accept the authenticity of the Constitution of Medina. There is no doubt that in this there was a clear paragraph: "The Jews of Banu 'Awf are one community with the believers; the Jews have their religion and the Muslims have theirs; their freedmen and their persons except those who behave unjustly and sinfully, for they hurt but themselves and their families." The second paragraph of the covenant of the Prophet Muhammad with the Assyrian Christians states, "To the followers of Islam I say: Carry out my command, protect and help the Nazarene nation in this country of ours in their own land." The significance of these words is that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) recognized the Nazarenes (Christians) as a people and a nation existing among of the people. Thus, it’s obvious that Islam guarantees the protection of Jews, Christians, and other non-Muslims who reside in Muslim lands. Their houses of worship should be defended from attack and their right to worship according to their choice respected.

[@nutzhazel]

In shorter version, the mosque of Haqia Sophia promotes Idolatry with images of Christian's saints still intact on its wall, auzubillahimin zalik

[@haticeergun7618]

@@nutzhazel Yeah sure condemn him who were pushed into the mud and not the pusher right..!? Alllah SWT is the only Rightest Judge of all who judge with no knowledge..!

[@haticeergun7618]

Sona Barnes Hagia Sophia is the symbol of the conquering of Constantinople..! Obviously you are completely ignorant of the history of the war deals of the middle ages...!Ceasar Fatih sultan Muhammad acted upon the accepted norm YET after 569 years STILL you cannot accept the fact that it was a legal possession BUT you are perfectly alright with the full destruction of the Muslim countries of Iraq and Afghanistan and genocide of more than 2 million Muslims arbitrarily just so they could steal their tonnes of gold and possses their oils by VIOLATING INTERNATIONAL LAWS..!!! You are nothing but a shameless self seeking hypocrite ..!!! And as if that's not enough she has the audacity to ask for a protection on top of all..! Are you a joke..!!!??? Protection from WHAT..!!!??? Talk about facelessness..!

[@saviobiogen9914]

Stolen church. Some people have no shame.

[@raidantarctica7551]

Well said

[@1234D-w2n]

Look here Justinian=Dardanian(Kosova-albanian) Constantin=Dardanian(Kosova-albanian) As a Dardanian,blood of one who bulid it ,I declare it Mosque

[@raidantarctica7551]

@@1234D-w2n then you shall proclaimed that Jerusalem is for Jews

[@1234D-w2n]

Only for Musliman

[@chraman169]

cringe

[@aliatack19]

Crying Greeks here, get over with it. Appreciate this beautiful documentary or gtfo!

[@HasanSan-fj1lk]

❤🎉❤ HATI YANG DILAPANGKAN ❤🎉❤

[@Diamonddestroyer124-em8ow]

Does Turkey have an Armenian Genocide Museum? I'd love to go. So much beautiful history in Turkey!

[@savafooth8194]

The guy looks like an english actor. I like him ...

[@andrewdowney9959]

Hagia Sophia is a church.

[@induchopra3014]

Ofcourse. How can you not see the paintings,the design. All Christian. Hijacked building

[@metinkabatas604]

Bi sıktırın gidin ya

[@Science_Is_Fun540]

Love Hagia Sophia from Bangladesh.

[@ishfaqishaq6740]

Mashallha 💟

[@anlergun6918]

Erkek konuşmacılardan biri gerçekten zor anlaşılıyor. O nasıl bir tonlama öyle.

[@Palamedes2009]

Amy:Why it doesn't Collapse sonic

[@muhammadbilalalikashmiri9451]

L💞ve From Lahore Pakistan 🇵🇰 🇹🇷

[@yiannisosfp1621]

Ayia Sofia must Return back to The Christians

[@zahra1308]

Hagia Sofia belongs to the orthodox Christians, doesnt it?

[@yiannisosfp1621]

@@zahra1308 AYIA SOFIA ALWAYS WILL BE CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL

[@zahra1308]

@@yiannisosfp1621 Many Muslims even Muslim scholars like Imran Hussein believe it belongs to the Orthodox Christians. Peace!

[@yiannisosfp1621]

@@zahra1308 My respect to you Sir ! I hope one day We all pray together in AYIA SOFIA

[@zahra1308]

@@yiannisosfp1621 In sha Allah.

[@mdzayn6421]

Mashallah

[@ishfaqishaq6740]

Ameen ❤️

[@ilonkastille2993]

This is not Turkish , it was the cathedral of the Eastern Roman Empire for more than 1000 years. During the fourth crusade in 1204 the Saga Sofia was sacked by Latin Crusaders. this dark moment was orchestrated by a cunning 90 year old blind Doge of Venice, Enrico Dandolo. When the Pope found out what happened, he excommunicated all those who took part in it. The events of 1204 continue to cast a shadow on efforts to heal the Great Schism of 1054 between the Orthodox and the Catholics. They were ONE before that. It was forcibly converted into a mosque in 1453. Muslims tried for centuries to conquer the Byzantine Empire. the final defeat of the Byzantines came at the hand of the Ottoman turks, who systematically destroyed the collapsing empire until only Constantinople remained. . The name of the city Constantinople has been replaced by the name Istanbul.

[@yiannisosfp1621]

WAS GOD’S WILL MUSLIMS TO PRAY IN A CHRISTIAN CATHEDRAL FOR FORGIVENESS

[@haticeergun7618]

You don't understand the act of reverting..!

[@mdshamsad2402]

Hagia Sophia mosque is Muslim world

[@raidantarctica7551]

then you shall proclaimed that Jerusalem is for Jews

[@HasanSan-fj1lk]

❤🎉😂 ANGIN DUA AWAN PUTIH ❤🎉❤ SEJUK HATI YANG DILAPANGKAN ❤🎉❤

[@gracythomas846]

Church

[@gofar5185]

in the conquerors and conquests eras, before mehmed ll, three generations of the gazi-ottoman visioned constantinople, in the grounds that romans conquested from desert bedouins lands, plus, the roman imperial rulers were too EXCESSIVE... they asked more and more tributes from weaker dynasties...

[@aryanrajput2778]

Legacy of Greek ✌️.. Hypocrisy of ottoman/turkey :-) Glory of Greek humanity & plurality society ✌️.. Shame of islamization & religious beliefs based atrocities :-)

[@chraman169]

Nothing greek. Roman If you want to hate at least hate in an educated fashion

[@joyahmed7784]

Shame on the religion of Cow(Hinduism) 🐮🐮

[@aryanrajput2778]

@Farhan Mayur Empire, Gupta's Dynasty, Maratha Empire joke to u.. mayura & Gupta Empire cover not just India, whole Indian subcontinent✌️. This period is before islam born. No Dogma believers in Indian Subcontinent :-) last time is Maratha Empire cover mostly parts of India, after defeated Mughals. Hindus has no caste system, We have just ancient Verna system, based on people's capability.

[@goyimkiller69]

Hagia Sophia was a museum before erdogan was in power

[@aryanrajput2778]

@Farhan Majority of Ancient Temples northern part of India destroyed by Dogma believers.. Look at southern Indian Temples.. 1000 yrs to 3000 yrs old. Westerner intellectuals & archeologists said this Temples is incredible and made by aliens 😂✌️. These r Indian architectures✌️. some Indian monument More older than islam religion :)

[@karetsin265]

"Halfdan carved these runes."

[@pscholachagudda__]

Hagai Sofia ☦️☦️☦️☦️

[@amira3650]

How would the Muslims react if one of their historic mosques was changed to a Christian church? Agia Sofia should have remained an Orthodox Christian church

[@mosidadiedericks5873]

At least it is well maintained. No like

[@mosidadiedericks5873]

At least it is well maintained and more beautifully. Not like when the non Muslim Invading Muslim Countries they not only Destroy the Mosques, but also the Infrastructure of the Countries. Leaving behind Death and Destruction. Yes, for a Muslim it is Devastating to see all the Injustice and double standards of non Muslims. 😭😢🌹🕋🇿🇦

[@jcgaming908]

The former mosque in spain

[@MrLantean]

Muslims often complained about the Great Mosque of Cordoba or Mezquita that had been converted to a Roman Catholic Church when Cordoba was captured by Christian forces in 1236. The Spaniards never deny that they did seize the mosque and convert it into a church while the Muslims on the other hand insisted that Sultan Mehmet II purchases Hagia Sophia instead of seizing it. There is no evidence that the Sultan purchase it and the Turkish government is unable to provide any document from the Ottoman Archives that proves that it did happen.

[@ankitsrivastava513]

Originated as a Church..... Rest is history.

[@haticeergun7618]

Thank you sharing your opinion with us however it is not the accepted view..!

[@ankitsrivastava513]

@@haticeergun7618 Many will not accept. There will be different views. The monument has its own history and its iconic for identity of this region, and is symbol of lot of historical stories. There is a thing about history, it can't be changed, and you can't deny it until you lie. And I say that with utmost humility. Fact over opnion is the basis of the statement.

[@haticeergun7618]

@@ankitsrivastava513 I see you don't get what I mean. It is your opinion that you don't care for the historical events which prompted Fatih to conquer Constantinople..! .You don't have to approve of the defensive act of Ottomans for nobody asked for it..! If someones are guilty as charged it is the Crusaders never the Muslims..! Muslims have always been on the defending side against the cruelties of the west and so you will be all punished for all the atrocious unjust attackes and conspiracies..!

[@ankitsrivastava513]

@@haticeergun7618 MY friend, you don't have to explain what Invasions and cruelty means. I already belong to nation which has witnessed 1000 years of invasions, where ethnically original inhabitants of the land were reduced to second and third class citizens. With much destruction to cultural and traditional Monuments. My nation already has history of richest past before the invasions took place. We know what being a defending side means. Signs, symbols and impact of massive invasions and cultural imposition and destruction still remain to till this day in date. My only point is.. That Hagia Sophia has its own history and none can deny it until someone lies about it.

[@induchopra3014]

​@@haticeergun7618yes. Its a church. Forever. You cant change that ever.

[@sultanmehmetfatih8690]

No sound

[@raidantarctica7551]

Because it has copy rightgh

[@mhkmhk1154]

THE GREEK CHURCH BECOME MOSQUE

[@zahra1308]

Hagia Sofia is the right orthodox Christians. Just like Al Aqsa belongs to Palestinians.

[@wanderluster9034]

I see you have been brain washed by Imran hosein, the sikh fake sheikh.

[@induchopra3014]

Isn't alsqa on top of a Jewish temple? Thats illegal. So its an illegal structure. True Alsqa is in saudi arabia. This is just to insult the jews. They have full right to rebuild their temple. Destroying others temples is illegal. Jews have right to their temple.

[@atillahan3739]

Yasasin hulagu han

[@nenenindonu]

Roman-Turkish monument

[@ThomasGazis]

Its Greek Byzantine!!!!

[@ArshadKhan-jd5hj]

First comment

[@sureshmohan458]

When Islam spreaded,they had no buildings as they were nomads and bedovians . The first targets were churches. St. Catherine monastery I'm mount Sinai was also vandalized. After mohd nabi verdict not to spoil this and was placed there it was spared. When crusaders came in holy land all churches were turned mosques like last supper Upper house, ascension church at Mount olives and golgotha. It is written in Quran (9:29): “Fight against Christians and Jews until they pay the tribute readily, being brought low.” Christianzvwere killed,arrested and sold to Arab kings as slaves. One of evil religion in world.

[@normalkullanc1993]

Şimdi buna da Yunanistan ın derler

[@delaramsalmassi4063]

Turkey was a part of The Persian Empire!

[@kamalaalkishiyeva1582]

Persian empire was part of Safaviids. Safaviids were Azerbaijani Turks empire. Then you betrayed your own empire and because of you our empire collapsed

[@nenenindonu]

@@kamalaalkishiyeva1582 Persia belonged to Turkish tribes for a whole millennium 😅 Akkoyunlu Confederation Timurid Empire Karakoyunlu Confederation Great Seljuk Empire Ghaznavid Empire Eldiguzids Qajarid Empire Khwarezmid Empire Afsharid Empire Safavid Empire

[@delaramsalmassi4063]

@@kamalaalkishiyeva1582 We Azeris are not Turks or Turkic or Mongolian! We are Iranian/Persian/Aryan! And yes all of Turkey long before anything belonged to The Persian Empire!

[@kamalaalkishiyeva1582]

@@nenenindonu No, Turkish Turks were rulling Ottomans. We were rulling Persians. And from inside those Persians were selling our empire to foreigners, especially to Greeks and Russians. From this reason, our empire collapsed into too many parts. And Greek or other Europeans made state for Persians. From this reason "Iran" is a fake state and made by anti turk states

[@kamalaalkishiyeva1582]

@@delaramsalmassi4063 you had nothing, even you havent got any toilet and from this reason you were walking with Aftafa. Why all the world call you Aftafa Persians?

[@khabirulislam999]

Thanks Erdogan

[@induchopra3014]

Erdogan should be jailed for doing illegal activities. Breaking the secular image of turkey. Dictator. Islamist extremist. He has ruined Turkey . He has ruined Islamic world

[@tomzamp8547]

Respect to Turkey for maintaining Hagia Sofia a true Roman church

[@ThomasGazis]

R0man???? It is a Greek Byzantine church!!!!

[@tomzamp8547]

@@ThomasGazis no it’s neither it’s a Roman church built by a Roman Illyrian Emperor Justinian 1 as a Christian cathedral almost 600 years before the Great Schism .

[@ThomasGazis]

@@tomzamp8547 well, what you wrote is serving alright your nationalistic agenda but it totally distorts the historical truth! Byzantium was predominantly Greek, Greek architects / engineers conceived and plotted Hagia Sophia, prodominantly Greek craftsmen built it! Even the name of the church is Greek!

[@tomzamp8547]

@@ThomasGazis if I pay and give the order to built my house I get the credit not the construction workers plus around 800 years had gone by when the Romans conquered the Greeks much had changed in construction from that period all was Roman knowledge. Justinian was a Roman Illyrian who did not speak a word of Greek

[@ThomasGazis]

@@tomzamp8547 all was Roman knowledge? You seem to have a rather poor knowledge of the Romans. They were good organizers and soldiers but rather poor in science and culture! Many famous Roman monuments were actually built by Greek or Greek educated architects and engineers (i.e the famous Pantheon in Rome was conceived, designed and plotted by Apollodorus!) The Greeks were actually despising the Romans, seeing them as "illiterate brutes"!

[@deadpool9386]

Legacy of emperors or legacy of plunderers like Erdogan?

[@induchopra3014]

Erdogan is an islamist with cheap strategy to win elections. He has destroyed secularism of turkey. Made it a rigid islamist state. Fanatic. When Arabs are liberalising the Turks are becoming fanatics.

[@kimimiey2206]

Allahuakbar

[@1234D-w2n]

Justinian=Dardanian(Kosova-albanian) Constantin=Dardanian(Kosova-albanian)

[@yiannisosfp1621]

Stop your propaganda And get your facts right

[@1234D-w2n]

Justinian=Dardanian(Kosova-albanian) Constantin=Dardanian(Kosova-albanian) As a Dardanian,blood of one who bulid it ,I declare it Mosque

[@lordGalthran]

🤣☺🐉

[@v.prestorpnrcrtlcrt2096]

Crap

[@momochallenge8493]

Hagia Sophia Mosque Is Space Hagia Sophia Mosque Aliens Build It Not Turks Hagia Sophia Mosque Aliens Build It

[@raidantarctica7551]

Hagia Sophia billet by Cristina KING. That's why it's not a mosque

[@1234D-w2n]

Justinian=Dardanian(Kosova-albanian) Constantin=Dardanian(Kosova-albanian) As a Dardanian,blood of one who bulid it ,I declare it Mosque

[@raidantarctica7551]

@@1234D-w2n then you shall proclaimed that Jerusalem is for Jews

[@raidantarctica7551]

@Kate Iceheart 😁

[@haticeergun7618]

@@raidantarctica7551 No it's not..1947 is a date where all the Zionist Jews will be held accountable for occupying Palestine..! They violated international law..! Fatih never violated any law by converting Hagia Sophia into a mosque..!

[@dimitriospapadopoulos1924]

It is a church not a mosque!

[@jamesanonymous2343]

WRONG LANGUAGE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Akash_Anwar]

No sound

[@raidantarctica7551]

Because it has copy rightgh