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Hagia Sophia hosts 1st friday prayers since it was turned back into a mosque

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This footage was filmed and produced 24 July 2020.
Thousands of worshippers flocked to Turkey's iconic Hagia Sophia for the first Muslim Friday prayers since it was once again declared a mosque by a decree from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Erdogan announced the move to convert the historic building back into a mosque earlier this month and a court ruling paved the way for this to take place.
Erdogan arrived ahead of the ceremony along with the head of top religious authority Diyanet, Ali Erbas, and top ministers.
The high-profile guests wore face masks as a preventative measure against COVID-19. In total around 500 dignitaries were invited to attend.
Erdogan recited verses from the Koran before the prayers started.

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