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Turkey’s Hagia Sophia holds first Friday prayers since conversion back to mosque
Images on Turkish state television showed crowds of Muslims praying in and around the mosque on Friday morning. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan participated in the Friday prayers, where he recited verses of the Quran. Some people came from outside Istanbul and spent the night around Hagia Sophia waiting for the prayer, according to CNN …