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Turkish president recep tayyip erdogan on friday joined thousands of worshipers for the first muslim prayers in 86 years inside hagia sophia the istanbul landmark that served as one of christianity s most significant cathedrals a mosque and a museum before its conversion back into a muslim place of worship.
President erdogan. The building cost was double the initial estimate of more than us 600 million. W ɑː n wahn. Islamist turkish president recep tayyip erdogan confessed on friday attending the first islamic prayers at the hagia sophia in 86 years that converting the ancient christian cathedral to a mosque was his childhood dream. Born 26 february 1954 is a turkish politician serving as the 12th and current president of turkey he previously served as prime minister of turkey from 2003 to 2014 and as mayor of istanbul from 1994 to 1998.
President erdoğan proposed to call the new presidential residence cumhurbaşkanlığı külliyesi referring to a traditional complex centered on a mosque. ɾeˈdʒep tajˈjip ˈæɾdoan. Recep tayyip erdoğan uk. When president recep tayyip erdogan reopens istanbul s hagia sophia for prayers next week it will be the crowning symbol of his mission to reassert turkey s role as a muslim power on the global.
Recep tayyip erdoğan born february 26 1954 rize turkey turkish politician who served as prime minister 2003 14 and president 2014 of turkey. This was formally adopted as the residence s official name on 3 july 2015. The central bank cpf is widely regarded now as fiscally untrustworthy a mere political instrument of the president s whims. ˈ ɛər d ə w æ n air də wan us.
Ankara turkey the president of turkey on friday formally converted istanbul s sixth century hagia sophia back into a mosque and declared it open for muslim worship hours after a high court. Turkey s president tayyip erdogan attends friday prayers at hagia sophia grand mosque for the first time after it was once again declared a mosque after 86 years in istanbul turkey july 24 2020.