Turkish President Recep Tayyip
Erdogan attended the inauguration of the largest mosque in the
Balkans, which Turkey built in Tirana. "Our religion asks us to
build mosques and maintain them as a duty," said Turkish
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during the inauguration ceremony
of the Namazgah mosque, which was broadcast live on state TV TRT
and attended by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama. The mosque's
construction, which began in 2015, was funded by Ankara via the
Directorate of Religious Affairs 'Diyanet', a Turkish state
institution, with an investment of approximately 30 million
euros, according to the Washington Post. The Ottoman-style
structure, with four 50-meter-high minarets and a 30-meter-high
dome, is located near the Albanian Parliament and can
accommodate up to 10,000 worshippers.
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