New embarrassing images from the Hagia Sophia are seeing the light of day.
Mahir Polat, the Istanbul municipality's head for the protection of the city's historical heritage, posted images on Twitter in which it appears that the Turks have turned parts of the temple into a... shoebox.
Polat accompanied the pictures with an angry caption, in which he commented. I ask the relevant institutions to put an end to this disgrace to the sensibility of the millions of people who have dedicated their souls to Hagia Sophia. Don't the 154 cameras and 69 security and tourism police officers see this?" he asks."
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A few days ago, reactions and anger were provoked by the photos released from the historic monument of Hagia Sophia, as apart from the vandalism of the imperial gate, obvious images of abandonment were recorded.
The destruction of the historic imperial gate of Hagia Sophia had been denounced by the Art History Association on social media.
Specifically, the Art History Association in a post on Twitter had complained that: "We discovered that the historic Imperial Gate of Hagia Sophia is in such a state and photographed it, around 20:45 this evening (18.04.2022)", quoting the relevant photo.
The Greek Foreign Ministry had also issued a statement referring to an act that "causes disgust and regret", asking the Turkish authorities: "to do what is appropriate so that those responsible are brought to justice, as well as to immediately restore the damage to the Monument."
Source: in.gr
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