“All of our main mosques, including the Blue Mosque, Fatih Mosque and Suleymaniye Mosque, are open to both visitors and worship. Therefore, the opening of Hagia Sophia for prayers will not affect tourists and visitors, ”Anadolu quotes him.
Kalyn also recalled Erdogan’s words that in Turkey “there are at least 400 churches and synagogues that are open for worship on an ongoing basis.”
Earlier, the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Cyril, called for maintaining the neutral status of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.
On July 2, the Supreme Administrative Court of Turkey (State Council) considered the issue of turning Hagia Sophia into a mosque.