2020: Erdoğan recites Qur’an at reopening of Hagia Sophia as a mosque
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On Friday 24 July 2020, Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, led worshippers in the first Islamic prayers held inside Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia (Bengali: আয়া সোফিয়া) in 86 years. In a move that drew widespread international attention, Erdoğan personally kicked off the historic service by reciting verses from the Qur’an inside the Hagia Sophia, which has been turned back into a mosque.
