In a post he shared on his Twitter account, Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun stated that thousands of messages had been received by CİMER, adding, “We would like to thank our noble nation for their messages filled with joy and honour.”

Messages from citizens

In the post shared by Altun, a citizen defined the day in which the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque was reopened for worship as a “magnificent day” and noted the following in his message:

Today is a magnificent day, people are performing prayers at Hagia Sophia and I am crying with my three children at home. We would like to thank our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for allowing us to enjoy such feelings. May Allah always keep you with us and give you a long life. It was more than a dream for us to see Turkey at such a level, but what is right has come true. May Allah bless Muslims. Mr President; we love you so much. Greetings from my children, namely, Aylanaz, Rabia and Baybars...

Another citizen who stated that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan overwhelmed the Muslims by approving the reopening of the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, and noted the following:

"We have also fulfilled our responsibility for our history and ancestry through the reconversion of the consignment of our ancestry by courtesy of you. Our two-rakah prayers which we performed secretly in Hagia Sophia for its reopening have been answered thanks to firstly Allah and then you. May Allah bless you with an auspicious and long life, and never leave us without you. May Allah grant you the opportunity of serving your nation aplenty. May you rest next to our Prophet in afterlife. May Allah let us come together in the flesh. Your case is our case until the day we die.”

www.ayasofyacamii.gov.tr

Furthermore, the feelings of the citizens were included in the “Hagia Sophia in Hearts” section of the website "http://ayasofyacamii.gov.tr" which was launched in Turkish and English by the Directorate of Communications.

The website also comprises the history, status and international legal aspect of the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, the Conquest of Istanbul and Hagia Sophia along with the opening speech of President Erdoğan. (ILKHA)