«Η Τουρκία έδειξε πάντα ιδιαίτερη φροντίδα για την ιερότητα των θρησκευτικών χωρών, ενώ είναι γνωστό σε όλους ο τρόπος με τον οποίο αντιμετωπίστηκαν οι θρησκευτικοί χώροι και τα πολιτιστικά μνημεία της Οθωμανικής περιόδου στην Ελλάδα.
Παρά τη μουσουλμανική κοινότητα που αριθμεί εκατοντάδες χιλιάδες μέλη, η Αθήνα είναι η μοναδική ευρωπαϊκή πρωτεύουσα που δεν διαθέτει τζαμί για το προσκύνημα» καταλήγει η ανακοίνωση.
ethnos.gr
20/11/13
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Ερώτηση της Μ. Γιαννάκου προς την ΕΕ για τη μετατροπή της ναού της Αγίας Σοφίας της Τραπεζούντας σε τζαμί
Ομοσπονδία Ποντιακών Σωματείων Αυστραλίας: Οι Τούρκοι εξακολουθούν βεβηλώνουν βυζαντινά μνημεία του Πόντου
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- Turkey has 'nothing to learn' from Greece on religious freedoms
Turkish
Foreign Ministry released a statement yesterday in response to Greek
anger over the possible conversion of Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia Museum
into a mosque, saying Turkey had “nothing to learn from Greece
concerning matters of freedom of religion.”
The statement said successive Greek governments’ unfavorable treatment of Ottoman era cultural artifacts and places of worship was “well-known by all.”
“Athens is the only European capital with no mosques open for worship despite its Muslim population, which has reached over hundreds of thousands of people,” it said.
The Greek Foreign Ministry expressed its anger recently upon learning that Turkish officials had issue statements on the possible conversion of Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia Museum into a mosque.
Repeated statements from Turkish officials concerning the conversion of Byzantine Christian churches into mosques are insulting to the religious sensibilities of millions of Christians, as well as beingre actions that are anachronistic and incomprehensible, coming from a state that declares it wants to participate as a full member in the European Union, a fundamental principle of which is respect for religious freedom,” the Greek Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Nov. 18.
The statement came days after Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç expressed his hope in seeing Hagia Sophia Museum be used as a mosque, having already called it the “Hagia Sophia Mosque” in speaking to reporters.
The status of Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia has come under increasing scrutiny in recent years, with a number of campaigns to open it for Muslim prayers having already been initiated, despite suggestions that this would be disrespectful to the building’s former life as a church.
The statement said successive Greek governments’ unfavorable treatment of Ottoman era cultural artifacts and places of worship was “well-known by all.”
“Athens is the only European capital with no mosques open for worship despite its Muslim population, which has reached over hundreds of thousands of people,” it said.
The Greek Foreign Ministry expressed its anger recently upon learning that Turkish officials had issue statements on the possible conversion of Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia Museum into a mosque.
Repeated statements from Turkish officials concerning the conversion of Byzantine Christian churches into mosques are insulting to the religious sensibilities of millions of Christians, as well as beingre actions that are anachronistic and incomprehensible, coming from a state that declares it wants to participate as a full member in the European Union, a fundamental principle of which is respect for religious freedom,” the Greek Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Nov. 18.
The statement came days after Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç expressed his hope in seeing Hagia Sophia Museum be used as a mosque, having already called it the “Hagia Sophia Mosque” in speaking to reporters.
The status of Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia has come under increasing scrutiny in recent years, with a number of campaigns to open it for Muslim prayers having already been initiated, despite suggestions that this would be disrespectful to the building’s former life as a church.
hurriyetdailynews.com
20/11/13
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- SC-28, 19 Kasım 2013, Dışişleri Bakanlığı Sözcüsünün Yunanistan Dışişleri Bakanlığı'nın Dini Hürriyetler Konusundaki Açıklamasına Dair Bir Soruya Cevabı
Türkiye'nin dini hürriyetler konusunda Yunanistan'dan öğreneceği hiçbir
husus yoktur. Türkiye dini mekanların kutsiyetine her zaman azami özeni
göstermiştir. Buna mukabil, Yunanistan'da Osmanlı döneminden kalan dini
mekan ve kültürel eserlerin karşı karşıya kaldığı kötü muamele herkesçe
bilinmektedir. Atina, barındırdığı yüz binlerle ifade edilen Müslüman
toplumun varlığına rağmen, ibadete açık cami bulunmayan tek Avrupa
başkentidir.
mfa.gov.tr
19/11/13
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- QA-28, 19 November 2013, Statement of the Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey in Response to a Question Regarding the Declarations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece Pertaining to Religious Freedoms
Turkey has nothing to learn from Greece about religious freedoms. Turkey
has always paid utmost attention to the sanctity of places of worship.
On the other hand, negligence of Ottoman places of worship and cultural
monuments in Greece is widely known. Athens is the only European capital
said to be hosting a Muslim community numbering hundreds of thousands
without a mosque open for worship.
mfa.gov.tr
19/11/13
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