24 août 2020
Sainte Sophie, Hagia Sophia, Ayasofya, Église converti en mosquée à Istanbul. Hagia Sophia, Sainte Sophie, Ayasofya, Church converted into Mosque in Istanbul.
© Alfred YAGHOBZADEH / Divergence
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan takes part in Friday prayers in Hagia Sophia, at the historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbul, Friday, Fulfilling a dream of his Islamic-oriented youth, Erdogan joined hundreds of worshipers for the first Muslim prayers in 86 years inside the Istanbul landmark that served as one of Christendom's most significant cathedrals, a mosque and a museum before its conversion back into a Muslim place of worship. The conversion of the edifice, has led to an international outcry. Istanbul, Turkey, 24/07/2020. (©Turkish Presidency via Alfred Yaghobzadeh, Pool)
Lieu : ISTANBUL, TURKEY
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