Türkiye - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 05 Oct 2023 00:23:49 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Türkiye - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Türkiye denies Hagia Sophia was 'sold' to Vatican https://cathnews.co.nz/2023/10/05/turkiye-denies-hagia-sophia-was-sold-to-vatican/ Thu, 05 Oct 2023 04:55:42 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=164565 Turkish Presidency's Communications Directorate has debunked a series of fake news and disinformation spreading on social media, including about the "sale" of Istanbul's cultural and religious landmark Hagia Sophia to the Vatican. In a weekly bulletin against disinformation, the Directorate refuted the claims about a $38 billion deal with the Vatican for Hagia Sophia, stressing Read more

Türkiye denies Hagia Sophia was ‘sold' to Vatican... Read more]]> Turkish Presidency's Communications Directorate has debunked a series of fake news and disinformation spreading on social media, including about the "sale" of Istanbul's cultural and religious landmark Hagia Sophia to the Vatican.

In a weekly bulletin against disinformation, the Directorate refuted the claims about a $38 billion deal with the Vatican for Hagia Sophia, stressing that such a thing was "impossible."

"Do not heed baseless news that Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque was sold, or its restoration will last 50 years, during which it will be closed," the bulletin read.

Turkish authorities recently began a long-term restoration for the centuries-old Hagia Sophia, which was converted back into a mosque from a museum in a 2020 court ruling.

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