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Photos: First Muslim Prayers Gather at Hagia Sophia Mosque After Reconversion

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Last week, Turkey’s highest administrative court, the Council of State, annulled the 1934 decree converting Hagia Sophia into a museum, meaning it can now be used as a…
The first Friday prayer in 86 years is being held at the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.
It is expected that the Muslim prayer in the now-mosque Hagia Sophia will bring together over 1,500 people.
The Governor of Istanbul, Ali Yerlikaya, posted on Twitter a photo of the interior of the Hagia Sophia.

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