Hagia Sophia: Disappointment and anger from Australia's Greek community

A woman carries a Turkish flag outside Istanbul's famous Hagia Sophia.

A woman carries a Turkish flag outside Istanbul's famous Hagia Sophia. Source: Getty Images/Burak Kara

Australia's Diaspora has expressed its disappointment regarding the conversion of Hagia Sophia to a mosque. Federal Labor MP Maria Vamvakimou, Western Australian Liberal MP and president of the World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary Association, Peter Katsampanis, and the president of the Greek Community of Melbourne and Victoria, Bill Papastergiadis talk to SBS Greek.


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Maria Vamvakinou.
Maria Vamvakinou. Source: Supplied
Peter Katsambanis.
Peter Katsambanis. Source: Supplied
Scott Morrison, Bill Papastergiadis.
Scott Morrison, Bill Papastergiadis. Source: Neos Kosmos/Kostas Deves

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