Erdogan Transforms Church into Mosque
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has transformed yet another former church into a mosque. France 24 reported:
The decision to transform the Kariye Museum into a mosque came just a month after a similarly controversial conversion for the UNESCO World Heritage-recognised Hagia Sophia.
Both changes reflect Erdogan’s efforts to galvanise his more conservative and nationalist supporters at a time when Turkey is suffering a new spell of inflation and economic uncertainty caused by the coronavirus.
