People hold Turkish and Palestinian flags as they wait for the beginning of Friday prayers outside 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.
Worshippers attend afternoon prayers and visit 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.
Muslims attend Friday prayers outside 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.
Curtains covering Christian frescoes are pictured at Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque after Friday prayers, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 24, 2020.
Women take a selfie as they attend afternoon prayers and visit 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.
Worshippers attend afternoon prayers and visit 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.
A man gestures as people wait for the beginning of Friday prayers outside 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.
Muslim women visit Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque after Friday prayers, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 24, 2020.
Curtains covering Christian frescoes are pictured at Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque after Friday prayers, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 24, 2020.
A woman holds a flag as she attends afternoon prayers and visits 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.
People gesture as they wait for the beginning of Friday prayers outside 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.
People pray as they visit Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque after Friday prayers, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 24, 2020.
Children attend afternoon 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.
Worshippers attend afternoon prayers and visit 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.
People take a selfie as they visit Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque after Friday prayers, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 24, 2020.
Muslims attend Friday prayers outside 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.
People pray as they visit Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque after Friday prayers, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 24, 2020.
Women take a selfie as they attend afternoon prayers and visit 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.
Thousands gather at Istanbul's Hagia Sophia for first Friday prayers