A handout picture taken and released on July 24, 2020, by the Turkish Presidential Press service shows Turkey�s President Tayyip Erdogan (C) and invited guests attending Friday prayers at Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque during the official opening ceremony of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. (Photo by AFP)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan leads the first Muslim prayers attended by thousands in Hagia Sofia since the iconic Istanbul cathedral was controversially converted back into a mosque. Massive crowds gather both inside and outside the UNESCO World Heritage site for the ceremony.

God’s Word being preached again at Hagia Sofia mosque! https://t.co/HzikAgiOcW

— Paul Williams (@freemonotheist) July 24, 2020

LINK: https://www.ansarpress.com/english/19670

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