That's not a matter of paying respect to other religions. That's, unfortunately, just the matter of our government's insoucience towards all kinds of ancient remainings. We all hate to see the Anatolian history in such neglect.
Another greek (byzantine) monument taken be turks and one of the few christian monasteries that wasn't turned in to a mosk or a farm, not paying respect to forein religions... the civilised turks
dude, your empire invaded and enslaved the entire Greek populations of Greece and Asia Minor for well over 400 years... you've sacked our most holiest of cities, churches and cathedrals; illegally annexed Greek lands and have destroyed any Greek presence in the attempt to make the worl believe you were there first and what your empire did was just and fair!! Read up on your history buddy... Soumela was there along time well before Turkish migration
As usual the beauty and quality of the architecture is reflected in the comments by a good old fashioned battle of annoying nationalist opinion.
Can't you just let it go and enjoy the beauty?
gladtobeangry 7 months ago
Besides only Greeks had the true inginuity to build a magnificent monastery on a shear cliff face in the 5th Century..
kyriakosd 2 years ago
when I fist visited Panagia Sumela...I think I felt such a great melancholy...but hope never dies...Η Ρωμανία κι αν πέρασε, ανθεί και φέρει κι άλλο!
Dereniti27 3 years ago
That's not a matter of paying respect to other religions. That's, unfortunately, just the matter of our government's insoucience towards all kinds of ancient remainings. We all hate to see the Anatolian history in such neglect.
nilemoon73 4 years ago
Another greek (byzantine) monument taken be turks and one of the few christian monasteries that wasn't turned in to a mosk or a farm, not paying respect to forein religions... the civilised turks
AnorthosisFamagusta 4 years ago
Yeah right, u r very protective on our mosques and other Turkish monuments in greece. civilised greeks.
yilmaz196 2 years ago
dude, your empire invaded and enslaved the entire Greek populations of Greece and Asia Minor for well over 400 years... you've sacked our most holiest of cities, churches and cathedrals; illegally annexed Greek lands and have destroyed any Greek presence in the attempt to make the worl believe you were there first and what your empire did was just and fair!! Read up on your history buddy... Soumela was there along time well before Turkish migration
kyriakosd 2 years ago