Minutes after President Erdogan signed the decree turning Hagia Sophia into a Mosque, a crowd of Muslims gathered for a prayer at the UNESCO cultural site.
Turkey’s administrative court annulled a 1934-dated decision that paved the way for the use of the 15-century-old structure as a museum.
ISTANBUL – The call to prayer (ezan) resounds from the #HagiaSophia. pic.twitter.com/myS4zjkDML
— Ali Özkök (@Ozkok_A) July 10, 2020
First Adhan called out from #HagiaSophia
Alhamdulillah pic.twitter.com/DEKqtZMD4m— Muhammad Saloojee (@msaloojee1) July 10, 2020