Stand up for Hagia Sophia: Sign the petition!

Say NO to converting Hagia Sophia into a mosque

There's a real movement in Turkey to convert the historic Hagia Sophia into a mosque. A commission in Turkish parliament is considering an application by citizens to turn the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a mosque, a bill has been introduced in parliament to restore Hagia Sophia to a "symbol of the Conquest of Istanbul" and last November, Turkey's deputy prime minister promised that the building would be "smiling" again as a mosque soon.1 

This is unacceptable. 

Hagia Sophia is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica which served as the seat of the Patriarchate of Constantinople. When the Ottomans conquered Constantinople, it was converted into a mosque but was eventually opened as a museum on February 1, 1935.
Please sign this petition to send a message to UNESCO, which has declared Hagia Sophia part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, that Hagia Sophia should remain open and accessible to all. 

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30230 3 days ago Thomas Patacca AU moslems have no authority in Constantinople, they are usurpers
30229 6 days ago Adam Nicholson NZ
30228 1 week ago Adalgisa Arantes Campos BR
30227 2 weeks ago Χρήστος GR Θεωρώ πως για να υπάρχει ομόνοια, δεν θα πρέπει να (ξανα)πειραχθεί ένα τέτοιο μνημείο παγκόσμιας κληρονομιάς. Το μόνο πράγμα που πρέπει να γίνει, είναι να αφαιρεθούν απο τους αρχαιολόγους οι...
30226 3 weeks ago Walter The Penniless US There ain't going be no dirty mooslims stepping into holy land
30225 3 weeks ago Garret Bates US Jesus didn't die for this shit
30224 3 weeks ago Godfrey Bouillon US Ave maria. Hagia sophia will always be christain, Moslems have no right. Deus Vult.
30223 1 month ago Lavra Wlaz US Please maintain this holy place as a Christian Church.
30222 1 month ago Uros Vujetic SP What is taken, must be return, and given back to Orthodox Church.
But if they don't want to give it back, it's not to worry about.
I'm sure that it will be Christian again.
30221 1 month ago Eugene Daniel GB
30220 1 month ago Anonymous PA Hagia Sophia debe ser considerado como patrimonio de la humanidad, me parece egoísta el cerrar tan preciosa obra de arquitectura al mundo.
30219 1 month ago Melissa Aldenhoven AU As a museum it is a fantastic example of cross religious similarity and understanding. Keep it that way
30218 1 month ago Anonymous GR Η ΑΓΙΑ ΣΟΦΙΑ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΤΟ ΣΥΜΒΟΛΟ ΤΗΣ ΧΡΙΣΤΙΑΝΙΚΗΣ ΠΙΣΤΗΣ ΑΛΛΩΣΤΕ ΓΙΑ ΑΥΤΟ ΤΟ ΛΟΓΟ ΚΤΙΣΘΗΚΕ.ΕΙΝΑΙ ΑΠΑΡΑΔΕΚΤΟ ΝΑ ΑΛΛΑΞΕΙ Η ΧΡΗΣΗ ΤΗΣ. ΕΙΝΑΙ ΚΑΙ ΘΑ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΓΙΑ ΠΑΝΤΑ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ.
30217 1 month ago Anonymous GB
30216 1 month ago Jake Baynes GB It has no right to be a mosque. NEVER!
30215 1 month ago Χαρά Τσαγγαρά , CY
30214 1 month ago Anonymous AU fuck turkish faggots
30213 1 month ago Joe Nona SG
30212 1 month ago Anonymous SG It is rightly christian
30211 2 months ago David Taylor US
30210 2 months ago Sigmund Marcus CA History NEVER lye,just if somebody try to change it ;-(
30209 2 months ago Anonymous DE
30208 2 months ago Anonymous US I believe that certain historic places in our world are parts of humanity's history and as such, such, really belong to all of humanity and be accessible to all. I further believe that articles that...
30207 2 months ago Rien Vandenberghe BE
30206 3 months ago TJ Robinson US
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