Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the act of vandalism against the Imperial Gate of the Hagia Sophia, a World Heritage Site (19.04.2022)

We are appalled and saddened by the images of the vandalism against the Imperial Gate of the Hagia Sophia –a World Heritage Site– in Istanbul.

We call on the competent authorities to do their due diligence in order for those responsible to be brought to justice and the damage to the Monument to be immediately repaired.