AGD-MGV President Salih Turhan, addressing thousands of people, “Conquests are excitement, conquest is love, but at this point our heart is broken," he said.
"From 1453 to 1934, our Hagia Sophia, whose minarets were not diminished from Allahu Akbar, has been standing in its minarets for 85 years. Hagia Sophia is the representation of Istanbul, the capital of Islam. We will not give up this struggle with the permission of Allah until the Allahu Akbar rises from the Hagia Sophia Mosque," he added.
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Khan's secluded trust Ayasofya Mosque, again witnessed a historic night. Thousands of Muslims met at the Hagia Sophia Square in the sahur and morning prayer program, organized last night by the Anatolian Youth Association (AGD) for the 566th anniversary of the conquest of Istanbul. AGD-MGV Chairman Salih Turhan, Saadet Party Istanbul Metropolitan Mayoral Candidate Necdet Gökçınar, AGD Istanbul Branch President Yunus Genç, Milli Gazete Editor-in-Chief Mustafa Kurdaş, AGD former İstanbul Branch Chair Ali Uğur Bulut and Muhammet Kerem and thousands of citizens participated in program.
Lastly, AGD-MGV President Salih Turhan addressed thousands of people and said that he had just returned from the celebrations of the Conqueror in Diyarbakir, conveyed the greetings of Diyarbakir people to those present at Ayasofya Square. Turhan said that Diyarbakir and Istanbul are sister cities. Diyarbakır and İstanbul are two similar cities. The two cities have been given the good news of the conquest of the Prophet. The cities that have served the brotherhood in the two cities. Diyarbakır is the Islamization of Anatolia and Istanbul is the one that started the process of Islamization of Europe. The city of conquest, the city of prophets, I brought the greetings of the city of Diyarbakir, he said.
Salih Turhan continued his speech by explaining the importance of Hagia Sophia for Muslims. From 1453 to 1934, our Hagia Sophia, whose minarets fell from 481 year-old minarets, has been standing sadly for 85 years in its minarets without raising call to prayer. In 1934, the Hagia Sophia Mosque was closed unfortunately by the decision of the Council of Ministers with fake signatures. On 1 February 1935, our Hagia Sophia Mosque was turned into a museum. Again in 1935, around the Hagia Sophia, the madrasah of Fatih and the minarets of Little Hagia Sophia were removed. In 1950, they sent Fatih's Hagia Sophia foundation to England. They sent a significant portion of the sent to us and sent it back to us. And again in the history of the Hagia Sophia in 1992, we will take the mosque, we will do more beautiful by breaking the figures of the mosque destroyed, church figures were revealed. In 2002, the deputies of the European Parliament demanded the opening of Hagia Sophia as a church. And similar demands continued to increase, he added.