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Added on the 24/07/2020 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Istanbul (Turkey), Jul 24 (EFE / EPA) , (Camera: Tolga Bozoglu) Tens of thousands of people took part on Friday in the first Muslim prayer in the ancient Basilica of Hagia Sophia, which was turned into a mosque again by the Turkish Islamist government.FOOTAGE OF HAGIA SOPHIA AND THE FIRST PRAYER.
Erdogan's supporters gather and pray outside Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia mosque as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan leads Saturday prayers before entering the election battle of his political life against a powerful secular rival. IMAGES
Istanbul (Turkey), May 7 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Erdem Sahin) Dozens of Muslims attended on Friday Hagia Sophia Mosque to participate in Friday prayers during Ramadan.FOOTAGE OF THE PRAYERS.
Istanbul (Turkey),Jul 10 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Erdem Sahin) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday signed a decree to revert the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a mosque. Turkey's top administrative court earlier annulled a 1934 presidential decree that turned the Byzantine church of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a secular museum to pave the way for the iconic building to become a mosque.FOOTAGE OF PEOPLE IN FRONT OF HAGIA SOPHIA CELEBRATING.
Several people have been killed and many other injured in a large explosion at Istanbul's historic center Tuesday morning. First reports suggest it may have been a suicide bomber.