the way for the government to convert istanbul's from the museum back into a mosque the willing and nelda $934.00 government decree that turned the unesco world heritage site and is that bull's most iconic landmark into a museum but turkish president rajapaksa one push to restore its status as a mosque he said that international pressure to keep it a museum was a violation of turkey's national sovereignty the russian orthodox church has called the move on acceptable. let's go to istanbul where did jones is standing by for us hi dorian tell us more about what's behind this decision. well president heard one has been flirting with his idea ever since he came to power in the early 20 years ago but why now well the church economy is in deep trouble very very badly hit by the cove in 1000 epidemic and i think this move is seen as very much trying to try to change the conversation given the fact the polls indicate he's ruling a.k.p. is at record lows albeit it still the main party it is hemorrhaging votes out of alarming rate according to one supporters so this is very much seen as consolidatin

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