Permanent Imam Is Appointed at Hagia Sophia

Greek Reporter ^ | 10/21/16 | Philip Chrysopoulos

[marshmallow]

The position of Imam at Hagia Sophia that was established in 1936 but remained vacant for years has now been filled, as a permanent Imam has been appointed.

“Now out of the four minarets of Hagia Sophia we will be hearing the voice of the Imam five times a day when until now it was only twice a day,” Turkish media reported.

According to the decision of the Mufti of Fatih district and the Religious Affairs Service where Hagia Sophia belongs, the new permanent Imam will be responsible for all prayers of the day, Eleftheros Typos newspaper reports.

Hagia Sophia, the Orthodox Temple of Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire, was turned into a mosque in 1453, after the city was taken over by the Ottoman Empire and was renamed Istanbul. It served as a mosque until 1931. Then it was secularized, and in 1935 it was converted to a museum.

[fhayek]

The sewer at Hagia Sophia is more impressive that any other mosque built by Muslims.

[beethovenfan]

Now the muzzies will hear 2-1/2 times as much bull$hit every day/

[To Hell With Poverty]

I’ve been there, if you are referring to the Basilica Cistern, you are correct!

[wally_bert]

Was that in From Russia With Love?

[Gluteus Maximus]

I think that the big story the MSM and all the pundits are missing is that Russia has Turkey in the crosshairs. Russia hates this kind of crap. They take it as a personal affront. I know. I lived in Russia many years. Enmity between Orthodox Russia and Sunni Turkey goes back hundreds of years. Putin’s goal is to unite all the Orthodox countries in the area and reduce Turkey to a rump state. BTW, Shiite Iran hates the Turks, too. The whole point of Putin’s excursion into Syria is to finish surrounding Turkey.

[tellw]

Yes, in From Russia with Love.

[Taipei]

I dunno, the Blue Mosque is right across the street and it’s pretty incredible.

Though, for my money, the Hagia Sophia is the most beautiful building I’ve ever seen,