AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): In Istanbul's Hagia Sophia, the first Friday prayer in 86 years was performed, as Anadolu reports.
"The first Friday prayer in 86 years was performed at the Hagia Sophia Mosque in Istanbul," the message says.
Thousands of Muslim believers gathered for prayer in the building and in the surrounding area. As part of the program, four imams offered prayers from the four minarets of the mosque.
Sura "Fatiha" and the first six verses of Surah "Bakara" from the Holy Quran were voiced personally by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the news agency reports.
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In Istanbul's Hagia Sophia, the first Friday prayer in 86 years was performed, as Anadolu reports.