{"id":15656,"date":"2020-07-11T11:27:11","date_gmt":"2020-07-11T06:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/?p=15656"},"modified":"2020-07-11T11:27:11","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T06:27:11","slug":"hamas-movement-supports-hagia-sophia-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/15656","title":{"rendered":"Hamas movement supports Hagia Sophia decision"},"content":{"rendered":"

BEIRUT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Palestinian resistance group Hamas has welcomed the Turkish court verdict directing the opening of Hagia Sophia as a mosque.<\/p>\n

“Opening of Hagia Sophia to prayer is a proud moment for all Muslims,” said Rafat Murra, head of international press office of Hamas, in a written statement.<\/p>\n

Murra stressed that the decision created “sadness” in certain groups in the Arab world.<\/p>\n

“We have never seen them worry about Masjid al-Aqsa. We have not seen them get sad when the Zionists attack Dome of the Rock. When the occupiers’ banned call to prayer in Al-Halil Masjid or Palestinian masjid. They did not care,” he said.<\/p>\n

Murra said that the decision falls under Turkey’s sovereignty rights.<\/p>\n

This move shows Turkey’s self-confidence, and its place in the international arena, he added.<\/p>\n

On Friday, a Turkish court annulled a 1934 cabinet decree, which had turned Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia into a museum.<\/p>\n

This verdict by the court paved the way for its use again as a mosque after 85 years.<\/p>\n

The court ruled that the architectural gem was owned by a foundation established by Sultan Mehmet II, the conqueror of Istanbul, and presented to the community as a mosque — a status that cannot be legally changed.<\/p>\n

Hagia Sophia was used as a church for centuries under the rule of the Byzantine Empire. It was turned into a mosque following the conquest of Istanbul in 1453. In 1935, Hagia Sophia was converted into a museum.<\/p>\n

President Erdogan said the historical complex will be ready for worship by July 24 for Friday prayer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BEIRUT Palestinian resistance group Hamas has welcomed the Turkish court verdict directing the opening of Hagia Sophia as a mosque. “Opening of Hagia Sophia to prayer is a proud moment for all Muslims,” said Rafat Murra, head of international press office of Hamas, in a written statement. Murra stressed that the decision created “sadness” in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":14476,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1460,1477],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middle-east","category-palestine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15656"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15656\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15657,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15656\/revisions\/15657"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}