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Indian Muslims celebrating Hagia Sofia reverting to a mosque and even those criticizing the decision but equating it with Babri Masjid (terrible and inaccurate), should read a little more about Turkey’s politics and they will definitely see familiar patterns. Thread:
Erdogan was prime minister for 11 years before becoming president in 2014. He did that by challenging the state-imposed secularism. His Justice and Development Party (AKP) enjoys the support of a solid conservative base and weak opposition spectrum. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/18/business/west-democracy-turkey-erdogan-financial-crisis.html
Under Erdogan’s rule, the country saw exclusionary policies, attacks on democratic institutions and intolerance for diversity.
https://theconversation.com/christians-have-lived-in-turkey-for-two-millennia-but-their-future-is-uncertain-127296
https://theconversation.com/christians-have-lived-in-turkey-for-two-millennia-but-their-future-is-uncertain-127296
Erdogan has used the failed 2016 coup to prosecute political opponents, judges, academics and activists. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/world/asia/turkey-mass-trials-coup.html
Hundreds of Turkish journalists are still in jail. Report from November 2019. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-security-media/more-than-120-journalists-still-jailed-in-turkey-international-press-institute-idUSKBN1XT26T
In 2018, just before the elections in Turkey, one of the last relatively independent media groups, Dogan Media Company, was sold to Demiroren Holding, whose owner has close ties to Erdogan. https://www.voanews.com/europe/turkeys-ruling-party-extends-control-over-media
Control over media - check. Control of Legislative body - check. Judiciary? Check, check. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-judges-specialreport-idUSKBN22G17N
Will throw in an extra bit since India was talking about changes in CBSE curriculum last week and this is kinda related. Erdogan wants to raise a "Dindar nesil," a pious generation and how do you do that? 
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/turkey-erdogan-education/
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/turkey-erdogan-education/
Bottom line: If you are someone fighting majoritarian oppression in your own country please have the basic decency to NOT celebrate it when you see it happening in other countries.
