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Many of the grander ones were converted into mosques by the Ottomans and museums in the early years of the Turkish republic.

The Pontiff was seen bowing as he entered the building, but it is reported he did not pray at the mosque, as his two predecessors had done.

It became a mosque under the Ottoman Empire and a museum under the Republic of Turkey.

Returning from early morning prayers at a local mosque, "I noticed the street was flooded."

"She was a lady that never did harm. She was very peaceful and hard-working," said one mourner as family, friends and colleagues gathered for a big funeral at her local mosque.