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Turkey turns iconic Istanbul museum into mosque

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    Turkey turns iconic Istanbul museum into mosque

    The world-famous Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul - originally founded as a cathedral - has been turned back into a mosque.

    Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the decision after a court annulled the site's museum status.
    "iconic Istanbul museum"

    Hagia Sophia: Turkey turns iconic Istanbul museum into mosque - BBC News

    They will never stop removing your identity from your heritage.

    #2
    And?

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      #3
      Originally posted by ladymuck View Post
      And?

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        #4
        Originally posted by minestrone View Post
        "iconic Istanbul museum"

        Hagia Sophia: Turkey turns iconic Istanbul museum into mosque - BBC News

        They will never stop removing your identity from your heritage.
        So what? Turkey is a Muslim country. This is their building to do as they choose. It was a mosque for 500 years, so it's reverting to it's previous use.

        Next ......
        I am what I drink, and I'm a bitter man

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          #5
          Just some snowflake gammon trying to troll and showing themselves up

          Sent from my 5g carrier pigeon
          Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.

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            #6
            Originally posted by Whorty View Post
            So what? Turkey is a Muslim country. This is their building to do as they choose. It was a mosque for 500 years, so it's reverting to it's previous use.

            Next ......
            Istanbul was Constantinople.

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              #7
              Originally posted by Whorty View Post
              So what? Turkey is a Muslim country. This is their building to do as they choose. It was a mosque for 500 years, so it's reverting to it's previous use.

              Next ......
              Scotland is a Christian country. It is our country to do as we choose.

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                #8
                And it is not 'their' mosque, they stuck a few minarets on the end.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by minestrone View Post
                  Scotland is a Christian country. It is our country to do as we choose.

                  Who is this “OUR” that you talk about?
                  …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by WTFH View Post
                    Who is this “OUR” that you talk about?
                    "This is their"

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