Greece Protests to Turkey as Erdogan Turns Panagia Soumela Orthodox Monastery Into a Nightclub

💭 የክርስቶስ ተቃዋሚ ቱርክ እብዱ መሪ ኤርዶጋን ታሪካዊውን የሱዩሜላ ኦርቶዶክስ ድንግል ማርያም ገዳም ወደ ዳንኪራ ቤትነት በመለወጣቸው ግሪክ ተቃውሞዋን በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ አሰማች

❖ዛሬ ልደታ ማርያም ናት❖

✞የሱይሜላ እና ማርያም ደንገላት ገዳማት ገዳማት ተመሳሳይ መልክዓ ምድራዊ አቀማመጥ✞

‘ሱዩሜላ‘ የሚለው ቃል የተገኘው ‘ሞላሰስ‘ ከሚባለው በወቅቱ በግሪክኛ ከሚታወቅ ሥርወ–ቃል ነው። ትርጉሞም ‘ጥቁር‘ ማለት ነው። ወንጌላዊው ቅዱስ ሉቃስ የሳለው የእመቤታችንና ልጇ የጌታችን ስዕል መጀመሪያ በእዚህ ገዳም መገኘቱ ይነገራል። በሱዩሜላ ገዳም የተገኘው ይህ የእመቤታችንና የጌታችን ስዕል “ጥቁር” ኢትዮጵያዊ ገጽታ እንዳለው በግልጽ ማየት እንችላለን✞

😈 ቱርክና የዋቄዮ-አላህ ጭፍሮቹ በኢትዮጵያም ያቀዱትም ይህን ነው

👉 አስገራሚ ገጠመኝ፤ ባለፈው ዓርብ ጥር ፳፯/፲፬ ዓ.ም (ሊቃነ መልዓክ ሱርያል/ ነቢዩ ሔኖክ የተሰወረበት ዕለት) ፤ በማውቃቸው ቱርኮችና ይህ የግሪክ ገዳም የሚገኝበትን ከተማ ስምን በያዘው “ትራብዞን” በተሰኘው ሱቅ/ምግብ ቤት በኩል ሳልፍ፤ “ሔኖክ/ሐኖክ!” ብሎ የሚጠራኝ ድምጽ ስሰማ እነዚያ የማውቃቸው ቱርኮች መሆናቸውን አይቼ ለሰላምታ ወደነርሱ አመራሁ። ከሰላምታ በኋላ ወዲያው፤ “እንዴት ነው፤ ኤርዶጋን ከአፍሪቃ ጋር እየተዛመደ ነው፤ ከአሜሪካና አውሮፓ ጋር ከመስራት ከእኛ ጋር ብትሰሩ ይሻላችኋል፤ ጥሩ የሆነውን የእናንተን መሪን አብይ አህመድን እንወደዋለን፤ ድሮናችም እኮ ሥራቸውን በደንብ እየሠሩ ነው ወዘተ” እያሉ ሊሳለቁብኝ እንደሚሹ በመረዳት፤ ቅዱስ መጽሐፋችን፤ “ሰነፍ ያወቀ እንዳይመስለው እንደስንፍናው መልስለት ይላልና” እኔም፤ “ኤርዶጋን ከወነጀለኛው አብይ አህመድ ጋር አብሮ ሕዝቤን እየጨፈጨፈብኝ ነውና ብታስጠነቅቁት ለእናንተም ከግሪኮች፣ አርመኖችና ኩሮች ለጠካችኋትም ለዛሬዋ ቱርክ የተሻለ ነው። “ጥሩ ነው” የምትሉት አብይ አህመድ አሊ አረመኔ ነው፤ በአንድ ዓመት ውስጥ አንድ ሚሊየን አባቶቼን፣ እናቶቼን፣ ወንድሞቼንና እኅቶቼንና ወንድሞቼን መጨፍጨፉን አታውቁምን? ምናልባት ለእናንተ እንደ ድል ልታዩት ትችሉ ይሆናል፤ ግን በቅርቡ ዋጋ ያስከፍላችኋል፤ አልመኝላችሁም ግን ይህ ሁሉ መዓት በእናንተ ላይ ቢደርስ ምን ትሉ፣ ምን ታደርጉ ነበር?” ብዬ በቁጣ ተሰናበትኳቸው። ቀጥተኛነቴን ስለሚያውቁ ዝም፣ ጭጭ ክምሽሽ ነበር ያሉት። ብዙም ስላቆይ ባቡር ውስጥ አንድ ከማውቀው የቱርክ ተወላጅ ኩርድ ጋር ተገናኘንና ከቱርኮቹ ጋር ስለተነጋገርነው ነገር አወሳነው። ኩርዱም ሰላስ ሚሊየን የሚሆኑ የቱርክ ኩርዶች በገዛ ሃገራቸው እንደ ሁለተኛና ሦስተኛ ዜጋ እንደሚቆጠሩ፤ በቋንቋቸው መማር፣ መስገድ፣ መገበያየት እንደማይችሉ፤ “አውሮፓውያን ናቸው ዘረኞች ይባላል፤ ግን እነግርሃለው እንደ ቱርክ ዘረኛ በዓለም ላይ የለም!” ብሎ በቁጣ ነግሮኝ በሃዘን ተለያየን።

እንግዲህ የፋሺስቱ ኦሮሞ አገዛዝን የሚመራው አረመኔው ዳግማዊ ግራኝ አህመድ ከእብዱ ኤርዶጋን ጋር በተገናኘበት ወቅት “ኦሮሚያ” የተሰኘውን ሕገ-ወጥ ክልል ለቱርክ አሳልፎ ሰጥቶታል፤ “ቀዳማዊ ግራኝን ለመበቀል እንደ ግሪክና አረሜኒያ የኢትዮጵያን ኦርቶዶክሶችንም እንጨፈጭፋቸዋለን፤ ከዚያ በቱርክ እርዳታ እስላማዊት ኦሮሚያ ኤሚራትን እንመሰርታለን” ብሎ ቃል እንደገባለት ሁኔታዎች ሁሉ እያመላከቱን ነው። እኔ በጣም የማዝነውና ደሜ የምፈላው “ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ነን” እያሉ ከዚህ ፋሺስት የኦሮም አገዛዝ ጋርና ከኦሮሞ አክቲቪስቶች ጋር የሚያብሩ አማራዎች፣ ተጋሩ እና ጉራጌዎችን መታዘቡ ነው። እኔ እንኳን በአቅሜ በተለይ ቱርክን አስመልክቶ ለሃያ ዓመታት ያህል ባገኘሁት አጋጣሚ ሁሉ ቤተክህነትና ቤተምነግስት ድረስ እስከመሄድ በቅቼ ሳስጠነቅቅው የነበረ ትልቅ ጉዳይ ነው። ተዋሕዷውያን አካሄዳቸውን ካላስተካከሉ ወደፊት ምን ሊመጣ እንደሚችል በግልጽ ይታየኝ ነበር፤ ያው እንግዲህ ዛሬ ደረሰ። በእኔ በኩል ሃላፊነቴን ተውጥቻለሁ፤ ሃዘኔ አይቆምም፤ እየመጣ ካለው የደም ጎርፍ እጄ ንጹሕ ነው። ሌሎቻችሁ፤ ሁሉም ነገር ግልጥልጥ ብሎ በሚታየበት በዚህ ዘመን ከእስልምና እና ኦሮሙማ አጀንዳ ጎን የቆማችሁ ግብዞች ሁሉ ግን ዛሬውኑ ባፋጣኝ ካልታረማችሁ፣ ካልተመለሳችሁና ቀጥተኛውን የክርስቶስ መንገድን ካልተከተላችሁ ገሃነም እሳት እንደሚጠብቃችሁ ከወዲሁ እወቁት።

በጣም የሚገርም ነው፤ ባለፉት ሃምሳ ዓመታት ይህ ከንቱ ትውልድ ግሪክ እና አረመን ኦርቶዶክስ ወገኖቻችንን ከአገር አባርሮ ከጥፋትና ሞት በቀር ለሕዝባችን ምንም በጎ ነገር ማበርከት የማይችሉትን መሀመዳውያን ቱርኮችን ወደ ኢትዮጵያ በማስገባት ላይ ነው። ከቀና በፊት የአውሮፓው ሕብረት በኦርቶዶክስ ግሪክ በኩል የዘር ማጥፊያ ኮቪድ ክትትትትባቶችን በብዛት ወደ ኢትዮጵያ ሊልክ ነው የሚለውን ዜና ስሰማ፤ “በቃ ይህን ከንቱ ትውልድ ሳያውቁት ሊበቀሉት ነው!” አልኩ። እንግዲህ በዚህም በዚያም ይህ በአክሱም ጽዮን ላይ ያ ሁሉ ግፍ ሲፈጸም ፀጥ ያለ ከንቱ ትውልድ መጠረጉ አይቀርም! በጣም አዝናለሁ! 😠😠😠 😢😢😢 https://greekreporter.com/2022/02/03/greece-donates-covid-vaccines-ethiopia/

❖ ስዩሜላ (ማማ ማርያም) የኦርቶዶክስ ግሪክ ማርያም ደንገላት❖

የፓናጊያ ሱዩሜላ ገዳም ቅጥር ግቢ በቅርቡ ለማስታወቂያ ቪዲዮ ክሊፕ ተብሎ ወደ ምሽት ክበብነት ተቀይሮ በኦርቶዶክስ አለም ላይ ትልቅ ቁጣ ፈጥሯል።

በቱርክ ትራብዞን የሚገኘው የግሪክ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ገዳም የቱሪስት መስህብ ሲሆን በየዓመቱ ነሐሴ ፲፭/15 ቀን የድንግል ማርያም ማደሪያ አገልግሎት በመንበረ ፓትርያሪክ የሚካሄድበት የቱሪስት መስህብ ነው።

አወዛጋቢው የቪዲዮ ክሊፕ ዲጄ በታሪካዊው ገዳም ቅጥር ግቢ ውስጥ ከፍተኛ የኤሌክትሮኒክስ ሙዚቃ ሲጫወት እና ሰዎች ሲጨፍሩ ብዙ የኦርቶዶክስ እምነት ተከታዮች በቁጣ ምላሽ ሰጥተዋል።

ብዙ አስተያየቶች በማህበራዊ ሚዲያ ላይ እንዲህ ስላለው የታሪካዊው ገዳም ርኩሰት ይናገራሉ፤ ከሙዚቃው ጋር ፣ የቤተክርስቲያን ደወሎች ከበስተ ጀርባ ይሰማሉ።

ታሪካዊውን ገዳም እንዲህ በመሰለ መልክ ለማርከስ በመሞከሩ አንዳንዶች የቱርክ ባለስልጣናት ማብራሪያ እንዲሰጡ በኦርቶዶክሳውያኑ ዘንድ ተጠይቀዋል።

በ ፬/4 ኛው ክፍለ ዘመን የተመሰረተው ሱሜላ በምስራቃዊ ቱርክ ከጥቁር ባህር ደን በላይ ባለው ገደል ላይ የተገነባ የገዳም ስብስብ ነው። ከረጅም ጊዜ በፊት ይፋዊ የሃይማኖት ደረጃውን ተነጥቆ በቱርክ የባህል ሚኒስቴር የሚተዳደር ሙዚየም/ቤተ መዘክር ሆኖ ይሰራል።

በሺዎች የሚቆጠሩ ቱሪስቶች እና የኦርቶዶክስ እምነት ተከታዮች ወደ ገዳሙ በየዓመቱ ይጓዛሉ።

እ.ኤ.አ. በ 1923 በግሪክ እና በቱርክ መካከል በተደረገው የህዝብ ልውውጥ አካል ግሪኮች ከተባረሩ በኋላ በ 2010 ላይ የቱርክ ባለስልጣናት የመጀመሪያውን የኦርቶዶክስ የቅዳሴ ሥነ ሥርዓት ፈቅደዋል። እ.ኤ.አ. በ2015 የሱሜላ ገዳም ለመታደስ ተዘግቶ በ2019 ለጎብኝዎች ክፍት ሆኗል።

እ.ኤ.አ. በ2020 እና በ2021 የድንግል ማርያምን በዓል ለማክበር ቅዳሴ ተፈቀዶ ነበር።

የግሪክ የውጭ ጉዳይ ሚኒስቴር፤ “የፓናጊያ ሱዩሜላ ገዳም የሚከፈተው ለምዕመናን ብቻ በመሆኑ ለባንዱ ፈቃድ መሰጠቱ አስገራሚ ነው፤ እነዚህ ምስሎች አጸያፊ ናቸው እና የቱርክ ባለስልጣናት የኦርቶዶክስ ክርስቲያኖች ንብረት በሆኑት የአለም ቅርስ ቦታዎች ላይ የወሰዱትን ተከታታይ ጽንፈኛ እርምጃ ቀጥለውበታል፤” ብሏል።

ግሪክ እና ቱርክ ከአየር ክልል ጀምሮ እስከ ምስራቅ ሜዲትራኒያን የባህር ዳርቻ እና በጎሳና በሃይማኖት እስከተፋፈለባት የቆጵሮስ ደሴት ግጭት ድረስ በተለያዩ ብዙ ጉዳዮች ላይ ሁሌ እንደተወዛገቡ ነው።

ቱርክ ባለፈው ዓመት ላይ በቁስጥንጥንያ/ኢስታንቡል ውስጥ ወደ 1,500 የሚጠጋውን ታሪካዊውን የቅድስት ሀጊያ ሶፊያ ቤተ ክርስቲያን ሕንፃን ወደ መስጊድነት በመቀየሯ ግሪክና ቱርክ ሰይፍ ተማዘዋል። በጁላይ 2020 ላይ መሀመዳውያኑ አጋንንታዊ የእስልምና ጸሎታቸውን በዚህ ጥንታዊ ቅዱስ ቤተ ክርስቲያን ከዘጠኝ አስርት ዓመታት በኋላ ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ በማድረግ ቦታውን አርክሰውት ነበር።

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❖ The Panagia Soumela St. Mary Monastery ❖

💭 Can you see the similarities between the Soumela St.Mary Monastery and the Mariam Dengelat St. Mary Monastery of Tigray, Ethiopia? On November, 2020 more than 100 Orthodox Christians were massacred by Turkish-allied evil leader of Ethiopia.

➡ CNN Investigation of Massacre at Maryam Dengelat Church in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region

💭 The courtyard of Panagia Soumela Monastery was recently turned into a nightclub for an advertising video clip, causing outrage in the Orthodox world.

The iconic Greek Orthodox monastery in Trabzon, Turkey is a tourist attraction where each year on August 15 the service for the Dormition of the Virgin Mary is held by the Ecumenical Patriarch.

The controversial video clip, with a DJ playing loud electronic music in the courtyard of the historic monastery and people dancing, had many Orthodox Christians reacting in anger.

Many comments in social media speak of the desecration of the historic monastery as along with the music, church bells can be heard in the background.

Some even demanded explanations from Turkish authorities, as the historic monastery had essentially been turned into a nightclub.

Greece’s Foreign Ministry said, on Monday, images showing a band dancing to electronic music at the former Orthodox Christian Sumela Monastery in Turkey were “offensive” and “a desecration” of the monument, Reuters reports.

The Ministry called on Turkish authorities “to do their utmost to prevent such acts from being repeated” and to respect the site, a candidate for UNESCO’s list of world heritage sites.

“The recent images that were displayed on social media, in which a foreign band seems to be dancing disco in the area of the Historical Monastery of Panagia Soumela, are a desecration of this Monument,” it said.

Turkish officials were not immediately available for comment.

Founded in the 4th century, Sumela is a monastic complex built into a sheer cliff above the Black Sea forest in eastern Turkey. It was long ago stripped of its official religious status and operates as a museum administered by the Culture Ministry in Turkey.

Thousands of tourists and Orthodox Christian worshippers journey to the monastery annually.

In 2010, Turkish authorities allowed the first Orthodox liturgy since ethnic Greeks were expelled in 1923 as part of a population exchange between Greece and Turkey. In 2015, the Sumela Monastery was shut for restoration and re-opened to tourists in 2019.

A liturgy to mark the Feast Day of the Virgin Mary was allowed in 2020 and 2021.

“It is surprising that the permit was given to the band, as the Monastery of Panagia Soumela opens only for pilgrims,” the Greek Foreign Ministry said. “These images are offensive and add to a series of actions by the Turkish authorities against World Heritage Sites,” its statement said, without elaborating.

Greece and Turkey disagree on a range of issues from airspace to maritime zones in the eastern Mediterranean and ethnically split Cyprus.

The two countries have, in the past, crossed swords over the conversion of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a mosque. In July 2020, the Mohammedans desecrated this ancient Holy Christian Church by holding their demonic Islamic prayers for the first time in nine decades.

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Expressing an important value among the places you should go to in Trabzon, one of the most beautiful cities of the Black Sea, Sumela Monastery was built on steep cliffs in Altındere Village located within the borders of Maçka district of Trabzon. It is known by the name of “Mama Maria” among the people. Located approximately 300 meters above Altındere village, the Virgin Mary was built in accordance with the tradition of steep cliffs, forests, and caves, which are traditional monastery construction sites. The monastery, which was founded in reference to the Virgin Mary, took the name Sumela from the word molasses, which means black.

Etymology of the Name Sumela

It is understood that the name of Sumela comes from the word “molasses” meaning black, black darkness in the local language of the years when the monastery was built, and the name of the region is Oros Melas. The original name of the monastery is “Panagia Sou Melas”. In the Ottoman Empire records, the monastery takes place as “Su (o)Mela.

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የቱርክ ሳተላይት ሃገር ሙስሊም አዘርቤጃን በኦርቶዶክስ አርሜኒያ ላይ ጦርነት ከፈተች

ከአራት ቀናት በፊት የግራኝ ሞግዚት ፀረ–ክርስቶስ ቱርክ የቅድስት ሶፊያ ኦርቶዶክስ ቤተ ክርስቲያንን መስጊድ አደረገችው። በመጭው አርብ በዚህ ታሪካዊ የቤተ ክርስቲያን ሕንፃ ውስጥ ሙስሊሞች ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ ለመስገድ በመዘጋጀት ላይ ናቸው።

አዎ! በዚሁ ዕለት የኢትዮጵያ ጠላቶች ለቱርክ ወኪል ለዳግማዊ ግራኝ አህመድ የድጋፍ ሰልፍ ለማካሄድ በመዘጋጀት ላይ ናቸው። እስኪ አስቡበት፤ ከሺህ በላይ በሚሆኑ ተዋሕዶ ወንድሞቻችን እና እህቶቻችን ላይ አሰቃቂ የዘር እና ሃያማኖት ጭፍጨፋ በሚካሄድበት ወቅት ጂሃዱን ለሚመራው ለግራኝ ዐቢይ አህመድ የድጋፍ ሰልፍ ለማዘጋጀት ድፍረቱን አግኝተዋል። በአሁኑ ሰዓት ለገዳይ ዐቢይ ድጋፉን የሚሰጥ “ኢትዮጵያዊ ነኝ” ባይ ያበደ ወይም ክፉኛ የተረገመ መሆን አለበት። ምን ዓይነት ውዳቂ ትውልድ እንደተፈጠረ እያየነው ነው። እነዚህን ከሃዲዎች የሰማዕታቱ ነፍስ በመላዕክቱ ታጅቦ በመምጣት ሰላሙን እና እንቅልፉን ይንሳቸው!

በሃገራችን እና በአርሜኒያ ላይ እየተካሄደ ያለው ጂሃድ አሁን መከሰቱ በአጋጣሚ አይደለም! በምዕራቡ ኤዶማውያን የምትደገፈው የክርስቶስ ተቃዋሚዋ ቱርክ በሁለቱ የዓለማችን ጥንታውያን ክርስቲያን ሃገራት ላይ ሥር የሰደደ ጥላቻ እንዳላት የሁለቱ አገሮቻችን የረጅም ጊዜ ታሪክ ይነግረናል። ዛሬ “ቱርክ” እና “አዘርበጃን” የሚባሉት ሃገራት የአርሜኒያ ግዛቶች ነበሩ። አርሜኒያ ልክ እንደ ኢትዮጵያ ወደብ–አልባ እንድትሆን፣ ልክ እንደ ኢትዮጵያ የነዳጅ ዘይት ማውጣት እንደማይፈቀድላት (ሙስሊሟ አዘርበጃን የነዳጅ ዘይት አምራች ናት) መደረጓም የክርስቶስ ተቃዋሚው በሁለቱ ጥንታውያን የክርስቲያን ሃገራት ላይ ምን ያህል እንደሚናደድና ሊያጠፋቸውም እንደተነሳ መረዳት እንችላለን። ከዚህ በተጨማሪ አርሜኒያ እና ኢትዮጵያ በቅድስት አርሴማ በኩል የተሣስሩ ሃገራት ናቸው!

የቱርክ ወኪሎች በኢትዮጵያ ክርስቲያኖች ላይ ልክ ጭፍጨፋውን እንደጀመሩ በኮንስታንቲኖፕል/ኢስታንቡል የሚገኘውን ጥንታዊውን የቅድስት ሶፊያ ቤተ ክርስቲያን ሕንጻ መስጊድ ለማድረግ ወሰነች። አሁን ደግሞ የቱርክ እህት አገር አዘርበጃን (ዝርያቸው ቱርካዊ ነው) በኢትዮጵያ እህት አገር በአርሜኒያ ላይ ጦርነት ከፈተች። መጥፊያቸው ደርሷልና በተቀናጀ መልክ እየተቅበዘበዙ ነው። መጥፊያቸውን ያፋጥንላቸው!

ቱርክ ቤተ ክርስቲያኑን መስጊድ ለማድረግ በመወሰኗ ጀግናው እንግሊዛዊ ክርስቲያን “ቦብ”ኃይለኛ መልዕክት ለክርስቲያኖች አስተላልፏል። በዚህም መልዕክት ክርስቲያኖች፦

• 👉 ከቱርክና ቱርኮች ጋር ግኑኝነት እንዲያቋርጡ፣
• 👉 የዓለም ዓቀፉ ማሕበረሰብ በተለይ የአውሮፓው ሕብረት ቱርክን እንዲያገላትና ከኔቶ እንድትባረር ዘመቻ መቀስቀስ አለባቸው፣
• 👉 የተቃውሞ ሰልፎችን በቱርክ ኤምባሲዎች ዙሪያ ማካሄድ አለባቸው፣
• 👉 ቱርክ ሰራሽ ዕቃዎችን እንዳይገዙ፣
• በቱርክ ተቋማት ላይ ማዕቀብ እንዲጥሉ፣
• 👉 የቱርክ አየር መንገድን እንዳይገለገሉ፣
• 👉 ለጉብኝት ወደ ቱርክና ቱርክ ወደያዘቻት ሰሜን ቆጵሮስ ለዕረፍት እንዳጓዙ (የቱርክ ምጣኔ ኃብት በዋናነት በእርዳታና በጉብኝት ኢንዱስትሪ ላይ የተመሠረተ ነው) (በተለይ የሩሲያ፣ ዩክሬይን እና ሌሎች ኦርቶዶክስ ሃገራት ዜጎች ወደ ቱርክ መጓዙን መግታት አለባቸው)
• 👉 መሀመዳውያኑ “ተጨቆንን! ተበደልን” ሲሉ ክርስቲያኖች ይህን እንደምሳሌ ወስደው በጀግንነት ሳይልፈሰፈሱ እንዲዋጓቸው፣
• 👉 መጽሐፍ ቅዱስ ክርስቲያኖች በአንድነት እንዲዋጉ ያስተምረናልና በቅድሚያ መተባበር ያለባቸው ክርስቲያን ከሆኑት የዓለም ነዋሪዎች ጋር ብቻ ነው

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የግራኝ ሞግዚት ፀረ-ክርስቶስ ቱርክ የቅድስት ሶፊያ ኦርቶዶክስ ቤተ ክርስቲያንን መስጊድ አደረገችው

ስጋውያኑ የዲያብሎስ ልጆች በተቀነባበረ መልክ እየተናበቡ ይሠራሉ፤ በድፍረት በእኛ በክርስቲያኖች ላይ ለ1400 ዓመታት ያህል ጦርነት ማድረጉን አላቋረጡም። የዋቄዮ–አላህ ልጆች በሃገራችን ጂሃድ እያካሄዱ ነው። መጥፊያዋ የደረሰው የክርስቶስ ተቃዋሚዋ ቱርክም በዓለም ጥንታዊ የሆነውን የኦርቶዶክስ ቤተክርስቲያን ወደ መስጊድነት ለመለወጥ ዛሬ ወሰነች። መሀመዳውያኑ፤ የእኛዎቹን ጨምሮ ጮቤ በመርገጥ ላይ ናቸው። ጮቤ ረገጣ እስከ ሲዖል!

ባለፈው ወር ላይ የቀረበ መረጃ፦

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Antichrist Nation of Turkey Redesignating The Iconic Orthodox Church Hagia Sophia as Mosque

Mind you, the city of Istanbul (Constantinople) has over 3000 Mosques.

The government of Turkey issued a statement Wednesday saying Ankara was “shocked” at a statement from U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdogan not to turn the Hagia Sophia into a mosque.

Built in the year 513, the Hagia Sophia is one of the world’s oldest Christian constructions, one of the most important cathedrals in the Greek Orthodox world before Muslim invaders conquered Istanbul and turned it into a mosque. Following the establishment of the Republic of Turkey under secular leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Hagia Sophia was converted into a museum, neutral territory for both religions.

Erdogan has spent much of his tenure attempting to Islamicize the Hagia Sophia, allowing a call to prayer in 2016 for the first time in 85 years and personally reading Quranic verse in the building. Turkish courts are currently evaluating the official conversion of the cathedral into a mosque and will issue a verdict within the next two weeks, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Thursday.

The issue of converting the former cathedral reportedly resurfaced in response to the reading of the Quran within the Hagia Sophia in late May to observe the anniversary of its seizure and the conversion of Constantinople into Istanbul.

Pompeo issued a statement Wednesday regarding the court proceedings, encouraging relevant government officials to maintain the Hagia Sophia as a museum.

“The Government of Turkey has administered the Hagia Sophia as a museum – officially recognized by UNESCO as part of the Historic Areas of Istanbul World Heritage Site – in an outstanding manner for nearly a century,” Pompeo said. “We urge the Government of Turkey to continue to maintain the Hagia Sophia as a museum, as an exemplar of its commitment to respect the faith traditions and diverse history that contributed to the Republic of Turkey, and to ensure it remains accessible to all.”

“The United States views a change in the status of the Hagia Sophia as diminishing the legacy of this remarkable building and its unsurpassed ability — so rare in the modern world — to serve humanity as a much-needed bridge between those of differing faith traditions and cultures,” Pompeo asserted.

Hami Aksoy, a spokesman for the Turkish Foreign Ministry, responded with outrage, insisting that the Hagia Sophia, taken from the Greeks who built it in the 1400s, “is the property of Turkey, like all our cultural assets” and its administration “our internal affair as part of Turkey’s sovereign rights.”

“We are shocked at the statement made by the US State Department on Hagia Sophia,” Aksoy said. “Naturally everyone is free to express their own opinion. However, it is not for anyone to talk about our sovereign rights in the style of ‘we urge, we demand.’”

Anticipating outrage from the Christian world, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu similarly insisted last month that the status of the Hagia Sophia was not the business of anyone outside of Turkey.

“Stressing that no one should comment on freedom of religion in Turkey, Cavusoglu said the steps taken in the last 20 years towards various minorities in the country is evident,” Yeni Safak, a rabidly pro-Erdogan newspaper, recounted. “Turkey’s top diplomat also slammed the U.S. over recently published 2019 Report on International Religious Freedom and said it is ‘tragicomical’ for the U.S. to comment on freedom of religion and human rights.”

That report, published in June, revealed that Turkey’s religious minorities felt persecuted, both by radical Muslims and by the government.

“Religious minorities again reported difficulties opening or operating houses of worship; resolving land and property disputes and legal challenges of churches whose lands the government previously expropriated; operating or opening houses of worship; and obtaining exemptions from mandatory religion classes in schools,” the report read. In addition to non-Muslim groups, Erdogan’s government has spent years persecuting members of the Hizmet Islamic movement, led by Erdogan rival and Pennsylvania cleric Fethullah Gülen. Erdogan blames Gülen, without providing evidence that the U.S. has found convincing enough for extradition, for the failed coup against him in 2016.

The report also noted Erdogan’s years-long campaign to convert the Hagia Sophia into a mosque.

Erdogan allowed a Muslim call to prayer from the cathedral – outfitted with minarets for calls to prayer after the fall of Constantinople – in 2016, a dramatic shift from the previous Atatürk policy. Despite Turkish government prohibiting it, Erdogan has repeatedly criticized Atatürk, the republic’s founder, for his staunch support of secularism and erasure of all religion from public life. Atatürk’s “Young Turks” led the genocide of Armenian, Assyrian, and Greek Christians from Turkey before establishing a secular republic devoid of Islamic influence.

That year, Erdogan also allowed Ramadan prayers to take place in the Hagia Sophia.

By 2018, Erdogan himself was reciting Islamic prayers in the Hagia Sophia – on Easter weekend, the holiest holiday in Christianity.

Last year, Erdogan said in a television interview that he may “revert” the status of the Hagia Sophia from museum to mosque, insisting that tourists would still be able to visit it the same way they are able to visit other Istanbul mosques.

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Blasphemous Erdogan To Pray Inside The Famous Orthodox Christian Church On Good Friday

Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan has announced his intention to pray at the Hagia Sophia on April 14, delighting Muslim activists who argue that the building remains a mosque.

In 1934, Turkish leader Kemal Ataturk decreed that the Hagia Sophia should be a museum, as part of his drive for secularization. But some Turkish Muslims question the validity of that decree.

Erdogan, who has favored Islamic claims in Turkey, will visit the Hagia Sophia—a building that was originally a Christian church—on the day when the Christian world observes Good Friday.

The President will pray together with members of his party and the religious leaders in Istanbul. The event falls two days before the referendum, to garner the Muslim vote. Transformation of the ancient Christian basilica into a museum rejected. Erdogan: Kemalism is dead.

Thus Erdogan, nicknamed the “new sultan” for his political extremism, will seek to channel Muslim faithful in favor of a Yes ( “Evet”) vote. According to the Muslim calendar the month to April (Nisan) is the month of the birth of Mohammed.

The news is carried in pro-government newspapers, presenting the latest book by Turk historian Mustafa Armagan – titled “The Saint Sophia intrigue” (Aya Sofia Entrikalari). In doing so they seek to create and prepare the climate for the prayer, as the will of the Turkish president. The book argues that the decree signed by Kemal Ataturk in 1934 which turned the Hagia Sophia from mosque into a museum, is not authentic. According to Armagan, the Kemal Ataturk signature on the decree is false. Therefore the act has no legal value and therefore Santa Sofia can in fact be used as a mosque, as was the case after the Turkish conquest of Constantinople in 1453.

Hagia Sophia it was built in 537 by Emperor Justinian and dedicated to God’s Wisdom. To justify his remarks, the Turkish historian reports that the Kemal Aturk signature on the 1934 Decree is unlike any other signature penned by the Father of Republic in prori acts.

Various sources are cited in the book which claims, according to the author, that the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a museum, was the result of pressure from various Western international forces, headed by the then US Ambassador Joseph Grew.

Mustafa Armagan also notes the news that Kemal Ataturk had visited St. Sophia in 1935, three months after its proclamation as a museum, was not reported in any Turkish newspaper of the period, but only by the Greek language journal, Apogevmatini, published on February 7, 1935, in Istanbul. The author recalls, in that same period, the strong reaction of the Egyptian newspaper “El Risale “, strongly opposed to the transformation of Hagia Sophia into a museum.

In this way the pre-referendum climate is becoming increasingly tense and polarized. On the other hand, the climate has been fostered and created by Erdogan himself with his recent statements against the Kemalist period, when he proclaimed: “That period, which began in 1923, is about to end. And that’s that”. And that is, woe to the vanquished.

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Mysterious Hagia Sophia Frightens the Turks

From the moment that Constantinople fell to the Ottomans and Mohammad Fatih entered the Great Church of Hagia Sophia on his white stallion, he remained transfixed for a long time on the icon of Christ in the dome. This is according to Turkish sources. This immense Temple of Orthodoxy became the epicenter of different myths and legends which circulate among the conquerors eliciting an intense sense of awe for this great accomplishment of Orthodoxy which now is surrounded by four Ottoman minarets.

But during the last few years certain events centered around Hagia Sophia, and specifically with the unexpected discovery of an Angel in the summer of 2008 in the dome, has elicited among the Turks an intense sense of suspense and fear about the future. In connection with this, all those legends have resurfaced recently and at times have shocked and brought to the Muslims a sense of fear. This fear is that the Orthodox Christian identity will once again rise up in spite of the fact that up until 1934 the Orthodox Church was used as a Muslim mosque.

In this context of events, last January 20, 2012, the Turkish newspaper Sabah which has a large circulation, presented a rather astonishing article about “The Mysteries of Hagia Sophia.” It portrayed in a graceful way this climate of fear which has lately gripped the Turks in reference to the hidden things in the Holy Church and about all the things that will happen in the future.

The first significant element taken from that article is the indescribable fear which is revealed by the Turks concerning the hidden crosses, both symbolic and not, which are found on the interior of the Church and are also seen by the ground plan of the Church from above. As such, the Turks express great awe for the so-called “Cross of the Holy Apostle Andrew.” As is well known he is the founder of the Church of Constantinople. According to the newspaper Sabah, a Cross of Saint Andrew is found on the roof of the Church etched in a diagonal form. It is a significant symbol which not only was not lost throughout the ages of the Ottoman occupation but also dominates the area with its symbolic meaning. In addition to this, “The Cross of Justinian” freaks out the Turks. The legends as well refer to a very ancient jewel which is found mysteriously in Hagia Sophia and in fact comes from Egypt and it has great power. Generally speaking, the construction of this “Great Orthodox Architectural Masterpiece”, according to the same Turkish source, is based on the Christian symbol of the Cross and this reality generates a sense of awe and fear about the future return of Hagia Sophia to its traditional occupants, in other words, to Greek Orthodox worship.

But in addition to the crosses, the Turks refer to other mysterious and fearful things that are found in the interior of the Church. As is referred to in the legend, it is known that after the Church was turned into a Muslim mosque, the well-known Muslim Mihrab was built. It is the Muslim place of prayer found on the eastern side of the Church in the direction of Mecca. But great interest is found, according to the Turkish legends, to that which is in front of the Mihrab. A casket is buried there constructed of bronze gilded with gold. In this casket lays the body of Queen Sophia. Most likely her name is in reference to Hagia Sophia. This Queen Sophia and her casket are connected, according to Turkish legend, with a commandment that has existed for centuries up to the present day. This commandment directs that no one should ever disturb the casket, not even to touch it. If something like that should happen, then according to the legend it will initiate the rising of Queen Sophia. If this should happen then a frightful noise shall shake the whole structure of the Church initiating eschatological seismic events that will frighten the Turks.

This legend of Queen Sophia continues as follows. According to Turkish references, the casket is protected by four Archangels who are found on the dome of the Church. These Archangels, who the Turks believe exist, are: Tzemprael, Michael, Israfel and Azarael. The Turks say that Tzemprael protects the Byzantine/Roman Emperors, Michael protects the Church from hostile attacks, while Tzemprael and Israfel were those who proclaimed the events leading to hostile attacks. Tzemprael and Israfel were the angels that proclaimed the events of the warring efforts of the Byzantine/Roman Emperors. And these four Archangels have been assigned after the Fall of Constantinople to protect the casket of Queen Sophia from the danger of someone profane who might try to open it and bring about the Second Coming of Christ.

Another important legend which is referred to by the Muslims is the legend “Of the Hidden Patriarch” which is similar to the Greek legend about the “hidden priest.” As it is said in Turkish tradition, on the south side of the Church is a narrow passageway. The passageway leads to a very old web-covered mysterious door which is referred to in the legend as “The Closed Door.” According to Turkish references, when Mohammed Fatih entered Constantinople, the last Greek Orthodox Patriarch and his whole escort entered through that door which closed behind them. From that moment these people disappeared while the door remained hermetically sealed and no one ever dares to open it. Every year during the Resurrection Service of the Orthodox Christians, according to the Turkish newspaper Sabah, red eggs appear in front of this door. The legend is completed in a prophecy, which frightens the Turks, that when the door is opened, Orthodox Christian chanting will be heard in the Church again. This is why the Turks are frightened simply by thinking about opening this mysterious door.

The Turkish newspaper reports about a mysterious underground tunnel that exists in a central location in the interior of the Church. As is reported, there is a double door which leads to a big tunnel. This tunnel, as reported by the Turkish newspaper, leads to the Prinkiponisa (Princes’ Islands), and as far as the island Proti (Kiniliada). The mystery for the Turks is how this tunnel was constructed and what role did it play in the long history of the Church.

Another mystery for the Turks is the imprint of the sole of a large animal, maybe an elephant, which is found on the southwestern section of the dome. And here it is reported that this is in reference to some eschatological stories. According to the Turks this imprint is from the horse of Mohammed the Conqueror. But the question is how the horse was able to step upon a place that is so high on the dome.

Great awe is elicited among the Turks, as referred to by the newspaper Sabah, by the various mosaics which have been uncovered with all their glory during the last ten years in the Church of Hagia Sophia. This is in spite of the fact that the Muslim faith considers it a sin to create images of people who are related to religious events. They feel special awe about the mosaic which depicts Jesus with the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist on the right and left of Him. The Turks have named them “The Mosaic of the Apocalypse.” And its symbolism opens up to us its eschatological meaning which is very intense with the Muslim Turks.

Specific attention is made about the mosaic which depicts known Byzantine/Roman Emperors such as John Komnenos with Jesus Christ and the Emperor Constantine Monomachos with the Empress Zoe. All of these depictions elicit intense awe about this Greek Orthodox Christian majesty and the inner power which emerges from these mosaics. They have generated different legends about their eschatological symbolism. These symbolisms are related to the Turkish phobias about the reestablishment and authority of the Holy Eastern Roman Empire with the blessing of Jesus Christ.

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Pope Francis Visit: Turkey’s Christians Face Tense Times

• “No country in the region – including Iran – is as homogenous in terms of Islam as Turkey”
• “The ethnic cleansing of these non-Muslim minorities was a huge brain drain”
• Armenians were the other large Christian community. Hundreds of thousands were deported in 1915. They were either killed or died from starvation and disease. The label “genocide” is rejected by the Turkish state. From a population of two million Armenians, around 50,000 remain today
• “Armenians fear expressing their religious identity here. Most of the believers hide their cross inside their shirt. They can’t open it and walk freely on the street because they could prompt a reaction”
• New mosques are flourishing, while the world-famous Halki Orthodox theological school near Istanbul has remained closed since 1971 under Turkish nationalist pressure
• “To be a Turk now means you have to be Muslim”
• “The threatening feeling for non-Muslim minorities here is coming again.“

It tells of a city where empires, cultures and religions collided. A building that bears mosaics of Jesus and the Virgin Mary beside calligraphy reading “Allah” and “the Prophet Mohamed”. There is no greater symbol of the clash of civilisations here than Hagia Sophia.

For almost 1,000 years it stood as the most important Orthodox cathedral in the world, the religious heart of the largely Christian Byzantine empire whose capital was then called Constantinople.

But in 1453 the city fell to the Ottomans, Hagia Sophia became a mosque and Christianity began its slow demise here.

As Turkey grew out of the ashes of the Ottoman Empire, that decline accelerated. When Pope Francis arrives here this week, he will visit a country whose population has fallen from 20% Christian 100 years ago to around 0.2% today.

‘Huge brain drain’

“No country in the region – including Iran – is as homogenous in terms of Islam as Turkey,” says historian Cengiz Aktar. “It’s a mono-colour country – it’s a Muslim country.”

After the Turkish Republic was born in 1923, it carried out a “population exchange” with Greece to create more ethnic and religious consistency. More than a million Greeks were forced out of Turkey to Greece while around 300,000 Muslims from Greece were relocated here.

The Greeks of Istanbul were initially saved but after a crippling wealth tax, anti-Greek pogroms in 1955 and mass expulsions in 1964, the Greek community was left in tatters. And so was the Orthodox Christianity they practised.

“The ethnic cleansing of these non-Muslim minorities was a huge brain drain,” says Mr Aktar, who has created a new exhibition on the loss of the Greeks here.

“It also meant the disappearance of the bourgeoisie because not only were they wealthy but they were artisans. Istanbul lost its entire Christian and Jewish heritage.”

Hidden crosses

It was not just the exodus of the Greeks that hit Christianity here.

Armenians were the other large Christian community. Hundreds of thousands were deported in 1915. They were either killed or died from starvation and disease. The label “genocide” is rejected by the Turkish state. From a population of two million Armenians, around 50,000 remain today.

Robert Koptas shows me around the office of his Armenian weekly newspaper, Agos. In 2007, the editor, Hrant Dink, was murdered outside by Turkish nationalists. Seven years on, Mr Koptas says the small Armenian community feels intimidated.

“Armenians fear expressing their religious identity here,” he says.

“Most of the believers hide their cross inside their shirt. They can’t open it and walk freely on the street because they could prompt a reaction. I don’t want to say all the Turkish population is against Christianity but nationalism is so high that people are afraid to express themselves.”

That is now the worry among the Christian minority here: that Turkish Muslim nationalism has grown under the Islamist-rooted government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, prime minister for 11 years before being elected president last August.

Dead missionaries

Mr Erdogan has made moves to support the Christians, such as passing a law to return confiscated state property to them and allowing Christian religious classes in schools. But he constantly stresses his Islamic identity, his support base is conservative Muslim and he whips up the nationalists here, the mood hardening against Christians.

Catholics, the smallest Christian minority in Turkey, have felt the impact.

A spate of murders of Catholic missionaries and priests a few years ago left the community in shock. At the Catholic basilica in Istanbul, there is Mass for the few.

“To be a Turk now means you have to be Muslim,” says Father Iulian Pista, who serves here.

“In the past, being a pious Muslim was looked down upon. Now Friday prayers are encouraged. Society here is becoming Islamised. Recently, I’ve seen youngsters defecate and urinate in my church. They shout ‘Allahu akbar’ [English: God is great]. I also believe God is great but the way they say it is threatening.”

Islam was sidelined from the constitutionally secular Turkish republic founded in 1923. But as a nation state was formed here, the religion became part of Turkish national identity, something that has sharply accelerated under Mr Erdogan’s leadership.

Old fears

New mosques are flourishing, while the world-famous Halki Orthodox theological school near Istanbul has remained closed since 1971 under Turkish nationalist pressure. One of the remaining Greeks of Turkey, Fotis Benlisoy, says the community feels squeezed: “The threatening feeling for non-Muslim minorities here is coming again.

“There are many reasons: language and policies of the government, the president and prime minister using more conservative references to Sunni identity, pejorative words for non-Muslim communities coming from members of the cabinet, so much circulating about Turkey’s relations with Isis [the Islamic State militant group based in Syria and Iraq] – all of this is making us think we might need an escape strategy.”

At the magnificent Panaghia Greek Orthodox Church in Istanbul, the morning liturgy is led by Bartholomew I, “ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople”, a position still based here.

It is a reminder of this country’s heritage – and of a Christian faithful that is small but defiant. As modern Turkey builds its identity, the question still remains: can it embrace true religious freedom – or will nationalism stand in the way?

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