Turkish interfaith dialog 101 - Sixth century Byzantine church now a public toilet. (TZ).
The dilapidated site of the Church of St. Polyeuctus, which is located across from the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) building in İstanbul's Fatih district, has become a toilet for drunkards, the homeless and drug users.
The church, which was built in the 6th century, is a part of the Byzantine remnants near the Haşim İşcan underpass in the Şehzadebaşı neighborhood. The site has been neglected and is full of weeds, though they still fail to hide the excrement.
The gaps between columns and arches have turned into a dumpster. Passersby, who often use the church site as a shortcut, also use the site as a toilet, paying no attention to those staring at them or a Today's Zaman cameraman.
The barbed wire that encloses the 1,500-year-old Byzantine church is not sufficient to preserve the area and the two gates located at each end allow drug users and others to enter the historic site. Hmmmm......Turkey: 17,000 new mosques built under Erdogan.....'Priorities'
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