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BBC: Erdogan inaugurates controversial mosque in Istanbul

By BBC.
Tourists have a meal near the Hagia Sophia Mosque at Sultanahmet in Istanbul on May 9, 2021, during a new lockdown aimed at fighting a surging third wave of Covid-19 infections.
Photo by AFP

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has inaugurated a mosque in Taksim Square, Istanbul – the plans for which sparked a wave of protests in 2013. Thousands attended the ceremony, with some praying in the square itself because the mosque was full.

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