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Istanbul’s historic Kariye Mosque opens for worship

Istanbul’s historic Kariye Mosque opens for worship

The Kariye Mosque in Istanbul, owned by the General Directorate of Foundations of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and reconverted right into a mosque from being a museum by a Presidential Decree dated Aug. 21, 2020, will open for worship after in the present day’s ceremony.

The collective opening ceremony of 201 works restored by the General Directorate of Foundations will happen in the present day on the Presidential Beştepe Congress and Culture Center with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s participation within the Foundation Week celebrations. Among the 33 works to be opened in Istanbul in the course of the occasion is the Kariye Mosque, which shall be linked dwell in the course of the ceremony.

President Erdoğan will formally open the mosque by the dwell connection.

Furthermore, the Kariye Mosque has been captured by a drone. The footage showcases the mosque’s new look after restoration, with its environment and inexperienced areas standing out.

The Kariye Mosque in Istanbul, reconverted to a Mosque by Presidential Decree, will open today in Istanbul, Türkiye. May, 6, 2024. (AA Photo)

The Kariye Mosque in Istanbul, reconverted to a Mosque by Presidential Decree, will open in the present day in Istanbul, Türkiye. May, 6, 2024. (AA Photo)

Originally constructed as a church and later transformed right into a mosque in the course of the reign of Sultan Bayezid II by Grand Vizier Hadım Ali Pasha (Atik Ali Pasha), the constructing was changed into a museum underneath the Museum Administration in 1948. However, it regained its standing as a mosque with a Presidential Decree on Aug.1, 2020. After this choice, the mosque’s restoration started and has now been accomplished after 4 years.

During the opening ceremony, dwell connections shall be made to the 33 works, together with the Kariye Mosque in Istanbul.

The mosque’s restoration was accomplished after 4 years.

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