Erdogan Unveils "Mosque" Sign at Hagia Sophia Entrance

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Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine Erdogan pose in the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, July 23, 2020. Erdogan unveiled the new sign for "The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque" on Thursday, a day before the first Muslim prayers are held in Istanbul's controversial landmark. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/PPO/Handout via REUTERS

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan visits Hagia Sophia or Ayasofya-i Kebir Camii in Istanbul, Turkey, July 19, 2020. Picture taken July 19, 2020. Erdogan unveiled the new sign for "The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque" on Thursday, a day before the first Muslim prayers are held in Istanbul's controversial landmark. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS

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Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan, Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy and Head of Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate Ali Erbas pose in the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, July 23, 2020. Hagia Sophia served as a Christian Byzantine cathedral for 900 years before it was seized by Ottoman conquerors and converted to a mosque. Muslims prayed there until 1934 when it became a museum. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/PPO/Handout via REUTERS

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Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan, Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy and their wives Emine Erdogan and Pervin Ersoy pose in the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, July 23, 2020. Turkish court recently annulled the decree that turned it into a museum, opening the way for the sixth-century building to be converted back into a mosque, a move backed by Erdogan. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/PPO/Handout via REUTERS

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Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan's wife Emine Erdogan and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy's wife Pervin Ersoy unveil the newly installed plaque of Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, July 23, 2020. Erdogan unveiled the new sign for "The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque" on Thursday, a day before the first Muslim prayers are held in Istanbul's controversial landmark. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/PPO/Handout via REUTERS

24 Juli 2020 00:00 WIB

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine Erdogan pose in front of the newly installed plaque of Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, July 23, 2020. Erdogan unveiled the new sign for "The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque" on Thursday, a day before the first Muslim prayers are held in Istanbul's controversial landmark. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/PPO/Handout via REUTERS

24 Juli 2020 00:00 WIB