The historic Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofya) Mosque in Istanbul, one of the most visited buildings in the world, has marked six years since its reopening as a masjid today.
Originally a Byzantine church and then a mosque, from 1934 to 2020 Hagia Sophia was converted into a museum by the secular founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signed a decree in 2020 to reopen it as a place of worship, with the first Friday prayer taking place on July 24.
Since its reopening, Hagia Sophia has welcomed more than 30 million visitors.
The image shows a recent graduation ceremony for 253 memorisers of the Qur'an held at the Hagia Sophia.