From the Orthodox Church in the Turkish trabzone will make a mosque

The referent for the protection of religious freedom of the International Organization for Human Rights (POG) Walter Flik condemned the planned transformation of the ancient Church of St. Sophia in the Trabzone (ancient Trapezund) into a mosque.

Built in the XIII century. The Orthodox Church in the 16th century was transformed into a mosque, and in 1917 he was again transferred to the Orthodox Church. In the 1930s. The temple received the status of a museum. According to officials, this was supposed to prevent inter -religious enmity. In August of this year, it became known about the government’s plans to again convert the church into a mosque.

The Constantinople Orthodox Church and the Armenian Patriarchate in Turkey expressed their protest against the plan of officials.

According to the referent of the MOT, the transformation of museums into the mosque is a violation of the Constitution in Turkey and will be another step towards the state of the state, the Sedmitsa.Ru portal reports.