国际英语资讯:Turkish president denounces criticism over changing Hagia Sophia into mosque
<p><span word="ISTANBUL">ISTANBUL</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 3-- <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Recep">Recep</span> <span word="Tayyip">Tayyip</span> <span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="denounced">denounced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="covert">covert</span> <span word="Istanbul">Istanbul</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="iconic">iconic</span> <span word="Hagia">Hagia</span> <span word="Sophia">Sophia</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mosque">mosque</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="accusations">accusations</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hagia">Hagia</span> <span word="Sophia">Sophia</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="sovereignty">sovereignty</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>," <span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="mosque">mosque</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Istanbul">Istanbul</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Muslims">Muslims</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dominant">dominant</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="religions">religions</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="reactions">reactions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="urging">urging</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="monument">monument</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="announce">announce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="verdict">verdict</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fate">fate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1,500-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Hagia">Hagia</span> <span word="Sophia">Sophia</span> <span word="within">within</span> 15 <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="monument">monument</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cathedral">cathedral</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Ottoman">Ottoman</span> <span word="imperial">imperial</span> <span word="mosque">mosque</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="transformed">transformed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1935.</p>
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