New images of destruction in Istanbul's Hagia Sophia are seeing the light of day and causing a sensation. This time due to the use of a cleaning machine, used inside the monument, resulted in breaking marbles on the floor.
By title: "Marbles broken in Hagia Sophia", the opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet refers to the : "Endless martyrdom of Hagia Sophia" due to the new deterioration.
"The destruction of Hagia Sophia, which has been transformed from a museum to a mosque, continues. Tour guide Ozlem Kabasakal said the historic marbles were broken in many places by the heavy machinery used to clean the marbles," the newspaper noted."
The X-ray machines at the entrance to the monument, which have been inoperable since it was turned into a mosque, were turned on two weeks ago. Officials continue to warn women who enter without a headscarf, as well as those who attempt to enter in inappropriate clothing. However, there seems to be no provision for effective protection.
As the publication notes : "It is visible that the marbles that were already broken in some places and are on the imperial route at the exit door have been broken in other places."
The Turkish tour guide claims in Cumhuriyet that : "When Hagia Sophia was a museum, visits were carried out with great respect. Right now its interior looks like a fair."
[/P]Source: Proto Thema
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