will go as far to remove its status because i think unesco looking forward will still want to retain some influence over the way it is maintained and use and it would realize if it gave up that status it would have little influence so i think the expectation is that some kind of compromise will be reached but there was indeed concern from unesco as is there are the wider international community thank you very much indeed of your correspondent. around 3000 protesters have marched through central budapest in support of journalists at hungary's most read news sites index dot h.-u. dozens of journalists have now resigned in protest over the sacking of its editor in chief earlier this week his dismissal has raised concern that prime minister viktor orban is nationalist government is intensifying its effort to muzzle critical voices. the new site trusted by millions of hungary and is no more so thousands marched to the prime minister's office with this message was we are together we believe in free press. that's a we've reached a point now where getting access to real information is in rea

sawfish unesco world heritage site something that christians are very keen to avoid it is a very important tourist location it is the most popular site visited by tourists in turkey and it is going to be remaining open to tourists as well as serving as a mosque is unclear whether you know who will go as far to remove its status because i think unesco looking forward will still want to retain some influence over the way it is maintained and use and it would realize if it gave up that status it would have little influence so i think expectation is that some kind of compromise will be reached but there is indeed concern from unesco as is there are for out there with the wider international community thank you very much indeed correspondent. around 3000 protesters have marched through central budapest in support of journalists at hungary's most read news sites index and dot h.-u. dozens of journalists have now resigned in protest over the sacking of its editor in chief earlier this week his dismissal has raised concerns that prime minister viktor orban is nationalist government is intensifying

will go as far to remove its status because i think unesco looking forward will still want to retain some influence over the way it is maintained and use and it would realize if it gave up that status it would have little influence so i think the expectation is that some kind of compromise will be reached but there was indeed concern from yes go as is there are the wider international community thank you very much indeed of your correspondent. around 3000 protesters have marched through central budapest in support of journalists at hungary's most read news site index and. dozens of journalists have now resigned in protest over the sacking of its editor in chief earlier this week his dismissal has raised concerns that prime minister viktor orban is nationalist government is intensifying its efforts to muzzle critical voices. the new site trusted by millions of hunger ariens is no more so thousands march to the prime minister's office with this message i would say that we are together we believe in free press. and. we've reached a point now where getting access to real information is i

in the russian orthodox church have criticised the church and united states and unesco previously argued against any alteration to its status. or present threat of time to want to dress the country not long after the court ruling saying the doors of fear will be open to muslims and no muslims and prayers will start later this month year mint dirt 10 rules we will perform friday prayers all together on july 24th 2020. hindsight fear to worshipping. straight to to istanbul where we joined the dublin correspondent dorian jones welcome dorian so 1st prayers in 2 weeks why is this rededication so important for the president well his speech he made it very clear that this conversion back to a mosque is a central poltroons for muslims in turkey and also much about reclaiming turkey's national identity he talked he crow 1st much to sultan man met the man who conquered constantinople and converted the our software into a most quoted in the man's poetry a figure that is very much venerate especially among turkish nationalists who also tellingly he talked about saying he hoped that decision would o

what happens now from your position as unesco? can it continue to have that designation now that it is a mosque? first of all, we need to establish oi’ first of all, we need to establish or reestablish a dialogue, and recall on the turkish authorities to restore the dialogue. scholars shared their concerns over several letters for the discussion, and reg retta bly, letters for the discussion, and regrettably, this decision has been taken without this consultation, because this is the purpose of unesco and of world heritage sites. bring people together around universal values. and this is what we work for and what should be back on the table. when it comes to some of the nuances of this decision, we can considerfor insta nce decision, we can considerfor instance some of the original prison time iconography that is within the museum, time iconography that is within the museum , now time iconography that is within the museum, now mosque “— byzantine. but will happen to icons like those? that is why we need a dialogue, because w

from the museum back into a mosque the willing and nelda $934.00 government decree that turned the unesco world heritage site and is that bull's most iconic landmark into a museum but turkish president rajapaksa one push to restore its status as a mosque he said that international pressure to keep it a museum was a violation of turkey's national sovereignty the russian orthodox church has called the move on acceptable. let's go to istanbul where did jones is standing by for us hi dorian tell us more about what's behind this decision. well president heard one has been flirting with his idea ever since he came to power in the early 20 years ago but why now well the church economy is in deep trouble very very badly hit by the cove in 1000 epidemic and i think this move is seen as very much trying to try to change the conversation given the fact the polls indicate he's ruling a.k.p. is at record lows albeit it still the main party it is hemorrhaging votes out of alarming rate according to one supporters so this is very much seen as consolidating both his religious but his nationalist base as

will go as far to remove its status because i think unesco looking forward will still want to retain some influence over the way it is maintained and use and it would realize if it gave up that status it would have little influence so i think the expectation is that some kind of compromise will be reached but there was indeed concern from. the wider international community thank you very much indeed of your correspondent dorian jones in istanbul . well german authorities are offering a free coronavirus testing to incoming travelers on the spot testing will be available for people coming from covert $1000.00 hotspots people traveling from lower risk areas will also be offered tests but at laboratories away from airports as part of an effort to avoid a 2nd wave of infections. touched down in berlin after a summer holiday far fewer germans the normal yet taking their vacations abroad the joy of returning home is as strong as ever but can people be sure they haven't picked up the coronavirus on their travels. now the health authorities in germany have taken the decision to offer free vir

what happens now from your position as unesco? can it continue to have that designation now that it is a mosque? first of all, we need to establish or reestablish a dialogue, and recall on the turkish authorities to restore the dialogue. scholars shared their concerns over several letters for the discussion, and regrettably, this decision has been taken without this consultation, because this is the purpose of unesco and of world heritage sites. bring people together around universal values. and this is what we work for and what should be back on the table. when it comes to some of the nuances of this decision, we can consider for instance some of the original byzantine iconography that is within the museum, now mosque. but will happen to icons like those? that is why we need a dialogue, because we don't know, and when the turkish authorities decided and asked for the world heritage committee to consider this splendid monument as a world heritage site, it agreed to abide to a certain number of obligations, under international laws

the we didn't cation let's take a look at the legacy of the unesco world heritage site. empires have fallen religions have been replaced the city itself has changed names but the dome of the higher sophia has restored it all built in the 6th century as a byzantine church it was for centuries the world's largest christian cathedral almost a millennium later it was converted into an islamic mosque during the ottoman empire . in the 1930 s. it was turned into a museum under the founder of the modern turkish republic ataturk a symbol of the new secular state inclusive of all religions. since then it has been a meeting point of many faiths but held by none a place where pope's and presidents have come to pay their respects and marvel at the architecture. the religion is a tool for president rich type of on he has overseen prayers in the museum and raised its status at local election rallies. i also feel he says over the divinity as you know they converted the higher sophia from a mosque to a museum a while ago. now we hope to be able to call it a mosque again after the electi

the 1,500 —year—old unesco world heritage site was originally built as an orthodox cathedral. it was then converted to a mosque in the middle ages, and became a museum in 193a. its return to a mosque hasn't been without controversy — as paul adams reports. a vast crowd to witness a new chapter in hagia sophia's 1500 year history. this grand cathedral turned mosque turned museum once again a place of muslim worship. for older conservative turks, a moment of huge national and religious pride. translation: our 86 years of longing ends today. we have been waiting for the opening of hagia sophia for a long time and thanks to our president and the court decision today we are going to perform friday prayers at hagia sophia. translation: we are witnessing history today, the day hagia sophia returns to its origin. a moment of triumph too for turkey's president, a day to put other concerns of a fragile economy and political challenges and the effects of coronavirus to one side. his supporters compare him to the sultan who captured constantinople in 1163 and claimed this byzantine cath

alone drew is the director of culture and emergencies at unesco he says rampant fraud and looting of artifacts forced the agency to take action. we talking about. cultural object that are coming from from africa that you know that are really important for the country's cultural and cultural heritage for the identity so this are very important testimony is often how you know. that couch as that's so important and having them it's sometimes sort. of because people are using the name off your desk or we thought really it was important to want everyone against this kind of situation unesco does not issue a set if it gets. for people to fraudulent he said or do transaction about countries cultural heritage this has been going on for for falling for many many years in all the east you're fighting. against cultural property unesco we have been doing it for the past 50 years this year we celebrating the 50th anniversary of this effort and that's why it was important to really one if you want i would add on the war that i were all is to work with countries to. prevent this sort of looting the

900000 stolen artifacts in may joining us from paris is the director for culture and emergencies at unesco thank you for your time. can we get a little bit specific what are we what kind of artifacts are we talking about here what kind of cultural property and what scale is this happening. no we talking we talking about. cultural object that are coming from from africa you know that are really important for the country's cultural and cultural heritage for the identity so this are very important testimony is of how you know. the our cultures are so important and having them it's sometimes sort. of because people are using the name of your desk or we don't really it was important a 21 everyone against this kind of situation unesco does not issue a set if it gets to go for people to are fraudulent he said or a transaction about countries cultural heritage ok so interpol arrested more than 100 people does unesco have any idea how long this is been going on for. i think you know it does has it been going long for for falling for many many years you know if you're fighting. against cultural prop

do as a director for culture and emergencies at unesco he says rampant fraud and looting of artifacts forced the agency to take action. we talking about. cultural object that are coming from from africa that you know that are really important for the country's cultural and cultural heritage for the identity so this are very important testimony is often how you know. how just as so important and having them sometimes sort. of because people are using the name of your desk or we don't really it was important to want everyone against this kind of situation unesco does not issue a set if it gets. for people to fraudulent he said or do transaction about countries cultural heritage this has been going wrong for for falling for many many years you know you're fighting. against cultural property unesco we have been doing it for the past 50 years this year we celebrating the 50th anniversary of this effort and that's why it was important to really want everyone out out out on the wire that i were or is to work with countries to. prevent this sort of looting then to issue phallus if you get to

unesco and governments around the world have condemned the change to its status. president erdogan address the public after the ruling saying that the doors would remain open to muslims and non-slums and that purse would start this month. >> we will perform friday prayers together on july 24, 2020, and reopen haia sophia to worshiping. two istanbul rejoin our correspondent. the first prayers in two weeks. why is this rededication so important for the president? >> in his speech he made it clear this conversion back to a mosque is central and important for muslims in turkey and also much about reclaiming turkey's national identity. he referred much to sultan who conquered constantinople and converted haia sophia into a mosque. tellingly, he said he hoped the decision would unlock the handcuffs on people suffering from oppressed feelings and that very much is acknowledgment of the economic malaise turkey is suffering. it is an economy hit hard by covid-19 and it has resulted in in his ruling akp party sliding in opinion polls. this is a way of galvanizing his religi

ernesto 0ttone ramirez is unesco's assiasta nt director general for culture. it is good of you to join us. it is good of you tojoin us. i know you're on a phone but we want to hear you anyway. where you represented at the court case that? yes. unesco doesn't speak about coarser legislation that is made, what we deeply regret is that the decision of the turkish authorities that they made without prior discussion. we have been sending a lot of messages prior to the decision in the government, every world heritage site has some rules or procedures, when there is some change the announcement by the member states. in this case, we asked for more than two months because we heard of the possible changes and to ensure that they follow the procedures that should happen and have been taken by the member states. in this case, what is most important is it is that you understand universal value, the spirit of what is the site is to unify communities and people and not to divide. that is why we not make it will be some decisions made by the heritage committee that should've

monastery by unesco world heritage site. suzanne s. glad they used wants to stiffen the monks shirt collars it's very easy there's more on the left over. to make swift as it goes. when the monastery was secularized over 185 years ago a sugar manufacturer bought up the tart recipe and began making them in his nearby shop. it's been selling the original pa station ever since. the introduced to the church many a typical portuguese sweets were invented in an almost drizzling it is what instead of is it our names since the 19th century people from all over have come here to see berlin tower and the monastery along with the great explorers bosco to gama. and no visit to this part of portugal is complete without trying prostate. donovan you come. i've been coming here with my girlfriend for you is quite with these tons of something special so creamy and the crossed is so unique amongst the different i got a lot of recommendations for colleagues their friends we came here from the north just to bring some back from france because. the custard

site greece and the russian orthodox church strongly criticize the change while the united states and unesco have also expressed regret at the alterations of its status. empires have fallen religions have been replaced the city itself has changed names but the dome of the high yes the fia has withstood it all built in the 6th century as a byzantine church it was for centuries the world's largest christian cathedral almost a millennium later it was converted into an islamic mosque during the awesome an empire but in the 1930 s. it was turned into a museum under the founder of the modern turkish republic ataturk a symbol of the new secular state inclusive of all religions. since then it has been a meeting point of many faiths but held by no on a place where pope's and presidents have come to pay their respects and marvel at the architecture of. the religion is a tool for president richard type of on he has overseen prayers in the museum and raised its status at local election rallies. i also feel. as you know they converted the higher sophia from a mosque to a museum a while ago. now we hope t

fia angering neighboring greece which says the building is part of its author docs christian history unesco has warned turkey its conversion to a mosque could violate the world cultural heritage convention. a flashpoint of religious and national struggle whatever its future the highest of fear will remain an icon of istanbul. and standing by in front of the high as a fear itself is on the. tell us about the importance of this building and what's at stake today with the court's decision. well just standing here right in front of the iosif ia looking at it it really is an architectural monster piece with an incredibly interesting history a cultural landmark for both christians and muslims and it attracted a nearly 4000000 visit is last year and these are probably reasons why there is always so much attention especially from abroad whenever there is a debate here in turkey about this building's future and there have been many such debates in the past now today turkey's top administrators cord reviewed another challenge to the i.s.o. fia's museum state as it was brought forward by a turkish ass

monastery unesco world heritage site. to examine their school they used wants to stiffen the monks church callers was very busy this morning and the leftover. makes when it does it goes. when the monastery was secularized over 185 years ago a sugar manufacturer bought up the tart recipe and began making them and his nearby shop. it's been selling the original pa station ever sense. which used to be church many a typical portuguese sweets were invented in the ministry's like it is one in which there was a guy named since the 19th century people from all over have come here to see belum tower and the monastery along with the great but explorer basco to gama. and no visit to this part of portugal is complete without trying prostate. genevieve. i've been coming here with my girlfriend for you is quite with these tonsils something special so greeny and the crossed is so unique i must different i gotta love recommendations for colleagues or friends we came here from the north just to bring some back from friends because. the cu

we turn our attention now to a unesco intangible cultural heritage building bench roofs now covering houses with reed is one of the oldest crafts in construction the 1st facts roof dates back some 6000 years well nowadays you'll find plenty of them along the north and baltic sea coasts of europe including on the german island where strict rules apply we travel there to see how the 1000 struve has stood the test of time. these distinctive catch truth houses are employed magic of the island sued in northern germany tabling time honestly with the surrounding nature and look both cozy and look serious they were once the homes of founders fishermen and captains today the island statue of houses our exclusive real estate is mainly a secondary residences for renting out to vacation is. a. real turn brown if used just mouse knows everything there is to know about this so-called friesian houses he referred to choose them and then sells the fixed up houses for millions of euros. receivable for use in house like this one from 1780 has a low roof point 78 greeters talvi and i view my head that t

monastery by unesco world heritage site. to a squat they used wants to stiffen the monks church callers it's very easy there's more on the left over. the makes when it does it goes. when the monastery was secularized over 185 years ago a sugar manufacturer bought up the tart recipe and began making them in his nearby shop. it's been selling the original pa station ever since. we introduced the beach which many a typical forgery sweeps were invented in the almost resigned as if there was you know our names since the 19th century people from all over have come here to see belum tower and the monastery along with the great explorers gama. and no visit to this part of portugal is complete without trying pos station. general when you come to be not by the government but i've been coming here with my girlfriend 3 is white with these tonsils something special so green and the crossed is so unique amongst the different i gotta love recommendations for colleagues or friends when we came here from the north just to bring some back fro

in 2014 unesco recognize the factions croft as an intangible cultural heritage if it's to survive the traditional need not be innovative on critics but also a new generation of young people who choose to learn the craft and book with this natural material. right next up we are headed to the portuguese capital lisbon home of the custard tart this simple pastry out of eggs sugar and cinnamon has been satisfying this week too since the 18th century that's when catholic monks start their clothes with egg whites and use the leftover yolks to create this pastry well the original recipe now lies in the hands of the station belum bakery and remains a closely guarded secret well normally there are long lines at this bakery but because of the coronavirus access is limited still we were able to go behind the scenes for this tasty pastry. and. these delicious lee sweet custard tarts are one of portugal's most famous cultural exports. fighters it's ridiculous a little bit sweets if these tops taste great. lisbon's pasta bakery has been making them since 1837. the recipe is a well guarded secret. o

damn bowls most iconic buildings should become a mosque again the centuries old highest severe is a unesco world heritage site that has been a church a mosque and is now a museum turkish nationalist groups are demanding that it be open for islamic prayers and critics say the building has become a political instrument for turkish president. empires have fallen religions have been replaced the city itself has changed names but the dome of the high yes the fia has withstood his old built in the 6th century as a byzantine church it was for centuries the world's largest christian cathedral almost a millennium later it was converted into an islamic mosque during the awesome an empire. but in the 1930 s. it was turned into a museum under the founder of the modern turkish republic as a took a symbol of the new secular state inclusive of all religions. since then it has been a meeting point of many faiths but held by none a place where the pope's and presidents have come to pay their respects and marvel at the architecture of. the religion is a tool for president rich a type of on he has overseen p

fear angering neighboring greece which says the building is part of its author docs christian history unesco has warned turkey its conversion to a mosque could violate the world cultural heritage convention. a flashpoint of religious and national struggle whatever its future the highest a fear will remain an icon of istanbul. and standing by in front of the highest of itself is to istanbul correspondence. on how yet so ted is present regicide to one he's a conservative muslim himself and he supports these plans to change the size of the estate as to the mosque why is this so important for him. well istanbul already has more than 3000 mosques including many very representative one so one could argue there is no need for another mosque but this is not the issue here the ioseph ia there right behind me this monument is for many people here in turkey the ultimate symbol of the muslim autumn and conquest of christian constantinople and this is something and one knows he is known as a politician who uses religion as a nationalist symbolism to shore up support among his conservative what is now why

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i also feel is part of the unesco world heritage which forms the stumbles famous skyline it's been a museum since 1935. there are many in church and turkey stays by a sufi as should be open to worship for both christians and muslims and your thoughts christian church is concerned that the transformation the former for over 8 years wolf we drove in was really bizarre boiled mediums of relations around the world and the us will feel relieved reads this is a vital us and the word used is embraced the worst really thrive to these 2 war. president trajectory fired on say as i also feel i can function like the nearby blue mosque often today the prayers and tourists at the same time we can talk about in turkey a muslim country we are free to worship anywhere we want no one has any say on it. petitions were signed by the church to support the conversion but there are a poignant you do a lot of work you know this is a blow to our tourism i believe is not good for turkey upon a marginal point sophia to a mosque is a popular discussion in turkey and has support from the public along with the na

reese and the russian orthodox church of criticize the change while the united states and unesco earlier urged against altering its status. i'm now joined by news dorian jones in istanbul what's behind this rededication well ever since president heard one we came to power around 20 years ago he has flirted with the idea of turning a soft back into a mosque but why now well i think it's the economy the touch economy is in a very bad shape very badly hit by the covert 19 epidemic he's ruling a.k.p. parties recording record lows in opinion polls albeit it does still remains the main party in turkey but it is continuing to hemorrhage folks at an alarming rate so this move i think is very much seen as consolidating both his religious and nationalist base especially important given the fact that are in the last few months 2 former ministers of the ones have set up center right parties which are seen as a major threat to his voting base that this is all about changing the conversation away from the economy and consolidating his voting constituency. as we mentioned the fear is one of his doubles

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to support his party and stay with us toward we're going to take a look now at the history of this unesco world heritage site and then come back to . empires have fallen religions have been replaced the city itself has changed names but the dome of the higher sophia has restored it all built in the 6th century as a byzantine church it was for centuries the world's largest christian cathedral almost a millennium later it was converted into an islamic mosque during the ottoman empire . but in the 1930 s. it was turned into a museum under the founder of the modern turkish republic ataturk a symbol of the new secular state inclusive of all religions. since then it has been a meeting point of many faiths but held by none a place where the pope's and presidents have come to pay their respects and marvel at the architecture. the religion is a tool for president richard type of on he has overseen prayers in the museum and raised its status at local election rallies i also feel he says over the divisional sort of as you know they converted the higher sophia from a mosque to a museum a while ago. n

the a stork centers of stars and in this mars have been on unesco's world cultural heritage list since 2002 both cities belong to the hanseatic league in the late middle ages many of the typical brick buildings constructed since its golden age in the 14th century still stand today. anyone who visit stalls and should stop by the old market square it's dominated by the st nicholas church and the town hall one of the most stunning examples of northern german brick gothic architecture. the late middle ages also left their mark on the hands he had it city of bismarck its large market square boasts traces of 5 centuries of architectural history from gothic style through to classicism. st mary's church dates from the 13th century but it suffered severe damage in world war 2 in the neighbors later demolished so only the tower remains. shipping also has a long tradition in this march and is still important today. the . other. night i think. i have to admit diving into this chilly water it's just 17 degrees celsius is a bit daunting at 1st but once you're in it swimming it's wonderful. it's clea

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we turn our attention now into a unesco intangible cultural heritage building batched roofs now covering houses with reed is one of the oldest crafts in construction the 1st dates back some 6000 years well nowadays you'll find plenty of them along the north and baltic sea coasts of europe including on the german island where strict rules apply we travel there to see how the 1000 has stood the test of time. these distinctive tax truth houses are implemented at the island suit in northern germany tabling time honestly with the surrounding nature and look both cozy and look serious they were once the homes of founders fishermen and captains today the islands that tree houses are exclusive real estate is mainly a secondary residences for renting out to vacation is. a. real turnaround fused just mouse knows everything there is to know about these so-called friesian houses he referred bishes them and then sells the fixed up houses for millions of euros. and receive the freeze in house like this one from 1780 has a lower roof point 78 greeters you see and i use my head about this roof and they

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the a stork centers of stars and in this mars have been on unesco's world cultural heritage list since 2002 both cities belong to the hanseatic league in the late middle ages many of the typical brick buildings constructed since its golden age in the 14th century still stand today. anyone who visits stalls and should stop by the old market square it's dominated by the st nicholas church and the town hall one of the most stunning examples of northern german brick gothic architecture. the late middle ages also left their mark on the hanseatic city of bismarck it's large markets where boasts traces of 5 centuries of architectural history from gothic style through to classicism. st mary's church dates from the 13th century but it suffered severe damage in world war 2 in the navy was later demolished so only the tower remains. shipping also has a long tradition in this march and is still important today. i have to admit diving into this chilly water it's just 17 degrees celsius is a bit daunting at 1st but once you're in it swimming it's wonderful. it's clear that the tourists are back desp

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outside the building to celebrate a built in the 6th century as an orthodox christian church it's now a unesco world heritage site greece and the russian orthodox church strongly criticized the change while the united states and he also expressed regret at the alterations of its status. empires have fallen religions have been replaced the city itself has changed names but the dome of the high yes the fia has restored his old built in the 6th century as a byzantine church it was for centuries the world's largest christian cathedral almost a millennium later it was converted into an islamic mosque during the autumn an empire. but in the 1930 s. it was turned into a museum under the founder of the modern turkish republic ataturk a symbol of the new secular state inclusive of all religions since then it has been a meeting point of many faiths but held by none a place where pope's and presidents have come to pay their respects and marvel at the architecture. the religion is a tool for president red chip type of on he has overseen prayers in the museum and raised its status at local election rallies

. >> we have more from the interim director of public information at unesco. he's joining us from paris. you muck disappointed with in decision having initially opposed it. what are your thoughts on the implications of it? >> first of all we deeply regret this decision made by the turkish authorities, made without prior discussion and prior consultation and dialogue and we call for the universal value of this splentilled world heritage to be preserved. the implications indeed have to be discussed now and this is why we call on the turkish norlts to reestablish the dialogue without delay. >> what is your biggest concern and how does this undermine the universal value? >> our biggest concern is about the uniform value and the -- of this site. first of all, hagia sophia is one element of a bigger area, the -- area of istanbul and it was inscribed by the turkish minorities as a museum. not as a they would really a or nothing but as a museum as a symbol of the many layers of civilization and it's a symbol of dialogue between civilizations, between europe and asia a

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outside the building to celebrate a built in the 6th century as an orthodox christian church it's now unesco world heritage site greece and the russian orthodox church strongly criticize the change while the united states and the nest go also expressed regret at the alterations of its status. empires have fallen religions have been replaced the city itself has changed names but the dome of the high yes the fia has withstood it all built in the 6th century as a byzantine church it was for centuries the world's largest christian cathedral almost a millennium later it was converted into an islamic mosque during the awesome an empire. but in the 1930 s. it was turned into a museum under the founder of the modern turkish republic ataturk a symbol of the new secular state inclusive of all religions since then it has been a meeting point of many faiths but held by none a place where pope's and presidents have come to pay their respects and marvel at the architecture. the religion is a tool for president red chip type of on he has overseen prayers in the museum and raised its status at local electio

the unesco world heritage site has remained the spiritual home to 0rthodox christianity since it was built in the sixth century, with the move drawing comdemnation from both religious and heritage groups. from istanbul, 0rla guerin reports. change is coming to hagia sophia — jewel of the byzantine empire, a great monument to christianity conquered by the ottomans, later a museum bearing testimony to layers of history. but president erdogan, who presents himself as a modern—day conqueror, has announced a new chapter. "anyone who doesn't like it," he says — and plenty abroad don't — "is attacking turkey's "sovereignty." under its soaring golden dome, hagia sophia will now become a mosque, as in 0ttoman days. but turkey says christian emblems, like mosaics of the virgin mary, will remain, and everyone will be welcome. making changes here is profoundly symbolic. it was kemal ataturk, founder of modern turkey, who decreed that hagia sophia should be a museum. now president erdogan is taking one more step to dismantle ataturk‘s secular legacy and remold turkey according to his vi

stumbles most iconic buildings should become a mosque again the centuries old high as the fia is a unesco world heritage site that has been a church a mosque and is not a museum with nationalist groups demanding it be open for islamic prayers critics say it has become a political instrument for president the want. empires have fallen religions have been replaced the city itself has changed names but the dome of the high u.s. afia has withstood it all built in the 6th century as a byzantine church it was for centuries the world's largest christian cathedral almost a millennium later it was converted into an islamic mosque during the autumn an empire but in the 1930 s. it was turned into a museum under the founder of the modern turkish republic ataturk a symbol of the new secular state inclusive of all religions since then it has been a meeting point of many faiths but held by none a place where pope's and presidents have come to pay their respects and marvel at the architecture. the religion is a tool for president richard type of on he has overseen prayers in the museum and raised its sta

decision greece of the russian orthodox church of criticize the change while the united states and unesco earlier against altering its status. i'm now joined by news dorian jones in. what's behind this rededication. well ever since president heard one we came to power around 20 years ago he has flirted with the idea of turning the soft back into a mosque but why now well i think it's the economy the touch economy is in a very bad shape very badly hit by the cove in 1000 epidemic he's ruling a k p parties recording record lows in opinion polls albeit it is still remains the main party in turkey but it is continuing to hemorrhage folks at alarming rate so this move i think is very much seen as consolidating both his religious and nationalist base especially important given the fact that or in the last few months 2 former ministers of the ones had set up center right parties which are seen as a major threat to his voting base this is all about changing the conversation away from the economy and consolidating his voting constituency. as we mentioned the fear is one of istanbul's most iconic b

people have gathered outside the high as a fear to celebrate the decision united states russia raise and unesco all expressed concern at of the ruling fearing the decision could undermine the universal value of the site i'm now joined by news dorian jones in istanbul what's behind this rededication. well ever since president heard one we came to power around 20 years ago he has flirted with the idea of turning the higher soft back into a mosque but why now well i think it's the economy the economy is in a very bad shape very badly hit by the cove in 1000 epidemic he's ruling a k p parties recording record lows in opinion polls albeit it is still remains the main party in turkey but it is continuing to hemorrhage folks at alarming rate so this move i think is very much seen as consolidating both his religious and nationalist base especially important given the fact that are in the last few months 2 former ministers of earth once had set up center right parties which are seen as a major threat to his voting base this is all about changing the conversation away from the economy and consolidating h

fear angering neighboring greece which says the building is part of its author docs christian history unesco has warned turkey its conversion to a mosque could violate the world cultural heritage convention. a flashpoint of religious and national struggle whatever its future the high years of fear will remain an icon of istanbul. and standing by in front of the highest itself istanbul correspondent. hi yeah so take this present richard sipe to one he's a conservative muslim himself and he supports these plans to change the fia status to a mosque why is this so important for you. well istanbul already has more than 3000 mosques including many very representative one so one could argue there is no need for another mosque but this is not the issue here the iosif there right behind me this monument is for many people here in turkey the ultimate symbol of the muslim autumn and conquest of christian constantinople and this is something and one knows he is known as a politician who uses religious and nationalist symbolism to shore up support among his conservative what is now why is he doing that n

stumbles most iconic buildings should become a mosque again the centuries old high as the fia is a unesco world heritage site that has been a church a mosque and is now a museum but with nationalist groups demanding it be open for islamic prayers critics say it has become a political instrument for president obama. empires have fallen religions have been replaced the city itself has changed names but the dome of the high yes the fia has withstood a whole built in the 6th century as a byzantine church it was for centuries the world's largest christian cathedral almost a millennium later it was converted into an islamic mosque during the awesome an empire. but in the 1930 s. it was turned into a museum under the founder of the modern turkish republic ataturk a symbol of the new secular state inclusive of all religions. since then it has been a meeting point of many faiths but held by none a place where pope's and presidents have come to pay their respects and marvel at the architecture. the religion is a tool for president richard type of on he has overseen prayers in the museum and raised

a universal monument it's been protected by unesco it's been for more than 90 years a museum and a symbol of coexistence and a symbol of secular turkey and what we see now is another step another attack by mr on the secular heritage of turkey he's been attacking the laws on treat the since 3 or 4 years now he's been taking every major heritage that the most effort to model has given to his country as a founding father of the turkish republic and now another symbol of. the fight to miles heritage your sophia is about to be turned converted into a mosque this is all in line with your logical struggle by mr odo on an arc up r.t. to turn turkey into a muslim islamist country that's clear attendance is such a controversial issue what's your view is it a secular attack or is it simply answering the call of the turkish people. it is actually the certainly a legal issue if you look at the history because this is a stumble conquered by swart and 14 if you have to tree and it became. most some other churches as well 567 years it was a church now in our took time they have changed into a museum beca