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Pope Leo XIV visits Sultanahmet Mosque in Istanbul - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV visits the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque), in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 29, 2025. Photo by Vatican Media/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV visits Sultanahmet Mosque in Istanbul - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV visits the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque), in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 29, 2025. Photo by Vatican Media/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV visits Sultanahmet Mosque in Istanbul - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV visits the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque), in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 29, 2025. Photo by Vatican Media/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 3

Pope Leo XIV visits the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the ‘Blue Mosque’ in Istanbul, Turkey on November 29, 2025 on the third day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. This mosque was completed in 1617 on part of the site of the Great Palace of Constantinople. Pope Leo XIV becomes the third pope to visit the Blue Mosque, following in the footsteps of his immediate predecessors Francis (in 2014) and Benedict XVI (in 2006). Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 3

Pope Leo XIV visits the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the ‘Blue Mosque’ in Istanbul, Turkey on November 29, 2025 on the third day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. This mosque was completed in 1617 on part of the site of the Great Palace of Constantinople. Pope Leo XIV becomes the third pope to visit the Blue Mosque, following in the footsteps of his immediate predecessors Francis (in 2014) and Benedict XVI (in 2006). Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 3

Pope Leo XIV visits the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the ‘Blue Mosque’ in Istanbul, Turkey on November 29, 2025 on the third day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. This mosque was completed in 1617 on part of the site of the Great Palace of Constantinople. Pope Leo XIV becomes the third pope to visit the Blue Mosque, following in the footsteps of his immediate predecessors Francis (in 2014) and Benedict XVI (in 2006). Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 3

Pope Leo XIV visits the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the ‘Blue Mosque’ in Istanbul, Turkey on November 29, 2025 on the third day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. This mosque was completed in 1617 on part of the site of the Great Palace of Constantinople. Pope Leo XIV becomes the third pope to visit the Blue Mosque, following in the footsteps of his immediate predecessors Francis (in 2014) and Benedict XVI (in 2006). Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 3

Pope Leo XIV visits the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the ‘Blue Mosque’ in Istanbul, Turkey on November 29, 2025 on the third day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. This mosque was completed in 1617 on part of the site of the Great Palace of Constantinople. Pope Leo XIV becomes the third pope to visit the Blue Mosque, following in the footsteps of his immediate predecessors Francis (in 2014) and Benedict XVI (in 2006). Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 3

Pope Leo XIV visits the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the ‘Blue Mosque’ in Istanbul, Turkey on November 29, 2025 on the third day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. This mosque was completed in 1617 on part of the site of the Great Palace of Constantinople. Pope Leo XIV becomes the third pope to visit the Blue Mosque, following in the footsteps of his immediate predecessors Francis (in 2014) and Benedict XVI (in 2006). Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 3

Pope Leo XIV visits the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the ‘Blue Mosque’ in Istanbul, Turkey on November 29, 2025 on the third day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. This mosque was completed in 1617 on part of the site of the Great Palace of Constantinople. Pope Leo XIV becomes the third pope to visit the Blue Mosque, following in the footsteps of his immediate predecessors Francis (in 2014) and Benedict XVI (in 2006). Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. YAZD. THE JAME MOSQUE, BUILT UNDER THE BOUYIDES DYNASTY DURING THE XIITH CENTURY AND COMPLETED DURING THE XIVTH CENTURY, IS KNOWN FOR ITS BLUE CERAMICS. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. YAZD. THE JAME MOSQUE, BUILT UNDER THE BOUYIDES DYNASTY DURING THE XIITH CENTURY AND COMPLETED DURING THE XIVTH CENTURY, IS KNOWN FOR ITS BLUE CERAMICS. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. YAZD. THE JAME MOSQUE, BUILT UNDER THE BOUYIDES DYNASTY DURING THE XIITH CENTURY AND COMPLETED DURING THE XIVTH CENTURY, IS KNOWN FOR ITS BLUE CERAMICS. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. YAZD. THE JAME MOSQUE, BUILT UNDER THE BOUYIDES DYNASTY DURING THE XIITH CENTURY AND COMPLETED DURING THE XIVTH CENTURY, IS KNOWN FOR ITS BLUE CERAMICS. ITS TWO MINARETS ARE THE HIGHEST IN IRAN. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. YAZD. THE JAME MOSQUE, BUILT UNDER THE BOUYIDES DYNASTY DURING THE XIITH CENTURY AND COMPLETED DURING THE XIVTH CENTURY, IS KNOWN FOR ITS BLUE CERAMICS. ITS TWO MINARETS ARE THE HIGHEST IN IRAN. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. YAZD. THE JAME MOSQUE, BUILT UNDER THE BOUYIDES DYNASTY DURING THE XIITH CENTURY AND COMPLETED DURING THE XIVTH CENTURY, IS KNOWN FOR ITS BLUE CERAMICS. ITS TWO MINARETS ARE THE HIGHEST IN IRAN. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. ISPAHAN ESFAHAN. THE GREAT MOSQUE, OR FRIDAY'S MOSQUE, HAS BEEN BUILT DURING THE XTH CENTURY AND RENOVATED UNDER THE SAFAVIDES PERIOD. IT IS KNOWN FOR ITS ARCHITECTURE WITH FOUR IWANS, PORCH RICHLY DECORATED. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. ISPAHAN ESFAHAN. EMAM SQUARE. MINARET OF THE EMAM MOSQUE (OR SHAH'S MOSQUE), BUILT FOR THE KING SAFAVIDE CHAH ABBAS IRST BETWEEN 1612 AND 1630. ITS MAIN ARCHITECTS ARE MUHIBB AL-DIN AL-KULA AND USTAD ALI AKBAR ISFAHANI. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. ISPAHAN ESFAHAN. EMAM SQUARE. WOMEN IN VAIL IN FRONT OF THE CHEIKH LOTFALLA'S MOSQUE, OR WOMEN'S MOSQUE, BUILT IN THE XVIIE CENTURY (1598- 1619) UNDER THE REIGN OF THE SAFAVIDES KINGS. ITS MAIN ARCHITECT IS MOHAMMAD RIZA IBN HUSSAIN. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. ISPAHAN ESFAHAN. EMAM SQUARE. THE CHEIKH LOTFALLA'S MOSQUE, OR WOMEN'S MOSQUE, BUILT IN THE XVIIE CENTURY (1598- 1619) UNDER THE REIGN OF THE SAFAVIDES KINGS. ITS MAIN ARCHITECT IS MOHAMMAD RIZA IBN HUSSAIN. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. ISPAHAN ESFAHAN. EMAM SQUARE. DETAIL OF THE DECORATION INSIDE THE EMAM MOSQUE (OR SHAH'S MOSQUE), BUILT FOR THE KING SAFAVIDE CHAH ABBAS IRST BETWEEN 1612 AND 1630. ITS MAIN ARCHITECTS ARE MUHIBB AL-DIN AL-KULA AND USTAD ALI AKBAR ISFAHANI. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. ISPAHAN ESFAHAN. EMAM SQUARE. DETAIL OF THE DECORATIONOF THE DOME OF THE EMAM MOSQUE (OR SHAH'S MOSQUE), BUILT FOR THE KING SAFAVIDE CHAH ABBAS IRST BETWEEN 1612 AND 1630. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. ISPAHAN ESFAHAN. EMAM SQUARE. THE CHEIKH LOTFALLA'S MOSQUE, OR WOMEN'S MOSQUE, HAS BEEN BUILT IN THE XVIIE CENTURY (1598- 1619) UNDER THE REIGN OF THE SAFAVIDES KINGS. ITS MAIN ARCHITECT IS MOHAMMAD RIZA IBN HUSSAIN. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. ISPAHAN ESFAHAN. EMAM SQUARE. THE TWO MINARETS OF THE EMAM MOSQUE (OR SHAH'S MOSQUE), BUILT FOR THE KING SAFAVIDE CHAH ABBAS IRST BETWEEN 1612 AND 1630. ITS MAIN ARCHITECTS ARE MUHIBB AL-DIN AL-KULA AND USTAD ALI AKBAR ISFAHANI. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. ISPAHAN ESFAHAN. THE CHEIKH LOTFALLA'S MOSQUE, OR WOMEN'S MOSQUE, HAS BEEN BUILT IN THE XVIIE CENTURY (1598- 1619) UNDER THE REIGN OF THE SAFAVIDES KINGS. ITS MAIN ARCHITECT IS MOHAMMAD RIZA IBN HUSSAIN. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. ISPAHAN ESFAHAN. EMAM SQUARE. DETAIL OF THE ENTRANCE WITH THE TWO MINARETS OF THE EMAM MOSQUE (OR SHAH'S MOSQUE), BUILT FOR THE KING SAFAVIDE CHAH ABBAS IRST BETWEEN 1612 AND 1630. ITS MAIN ARCHITECTS ARE MUHIBB AL-DIN AL-KULA AND USTAD ALI AKBAR ISFAHANI. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Mauritania

MAURITANIA. ADRAR. CHINGUETTI. MOORISH MAN WEARING A BLUE DRAA (TRADITIONNAL CLOTHE) NEAR THE MOSQUE OF CHINGUETTI. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Friday Prayer At Herat Blue Mosque - Afghanistan

Rows of men perform namaz-e tarawih at the Great Jami Mosque of Herat, Afghanistan, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Friday Prayer At Herat Blue Mosque - Afghanistan

Worshippers attend namaz-e tarawih at the Great Jami Mosque of Herat, Afghanistan, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Friday Prayer At Herat Blue Mosque - Afghanistan

Rows of men perform namaz-e tarawih at the Great Jami Mosque of Herat, Afghanistan, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Friday Prayer At Herat Blue Mosque - Afghanistan

Rows of men perform namaz-e tarawih at the Great Jami Mosque of Herat, Afghanistan, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Friday Prayer At Herat Blue Mosque - Afghanistan

Men stand in prayer during namaz-e tarawih at the Great Jami Mosque of Herat, Afghanistan, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Friday Prayer At Herat Blue Mosque - Afghanistan

Rows of men perform namaz-e tarawih at the Great Jami Mosque of Herat, Afghanistan, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Mustafa Noori/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan crown prince, crown princess in Turkey

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (front, C) and Crown Princess Kiko (front, R) visit the Blue Mosque in Istanbul on Dec. 6, 2024.

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Japan crown prince, crown princess in Turkey

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (front, C) and Crown Princess Kiko (front, R) visit the Blue Mosque in Istanbul on Dec. 6, 2024.

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Japan crown prince, crown princess in Turkey

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (C) and Crown Princess Kiko (R) visit the Blue Mosque in Istanbul on Dec. 6, 2024.

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Istanbul Illustrations - Turkey

The Blue Mosque or officially the Sultan Ahmed Mosque - Illustrations of the city of Istanbul, Turkey on October 23, 2024. Istanbul is the largest Turkish city located between Europe and Asia and separated by the Bosphorus Strait. Photo by Lionel Hurman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Istanbul Illustrations - Turkey

The Blue Mosque or officially the Sultan Ahmed Mosque - Illustrations of the city of Istanbul, Turkey on October 23, 2024. Istanbul is the largest Turkish city located between Europe and Asia and separated by the Bosphorus Strait. Photo by Lionel Hurman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Istanbul Illustrations - Turkey

The Blue Mosque or officially the Sultan Ahmed Mosque - Illustrations of the city of Istanbul, Turkey on October 23, 2024. Istanbul is the largest Turkish city located between Europe and Asia and separated by the Bosphorus Strait. Photo by Lionel Hurman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Istanbul Illustrations - Turkey

Illustrations of the city of Istanbul, Turkey on October 23, 2024. Istanbul is the largest Turkish city located between Europe and Asia and separated by the Bosphorus Strait. Photo by Lionel Hurman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Istanbul Illustrations - Turkey

The Blue Mosque or officially the Sultan Ahmed Mosque - Illustrations of the city of Istanbul, Turkey on October 23, 2024. Istanbul is the largest Turkish city located between Europe and Asia and separated by the Bosphorus Strait.

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Istanbul Illustrations - Turkey

The Blue Mosque or officially the Sultan Ahmed Mosque - Illustrations of the city of Istanbul, Turkey on October 23, 2024. Istanbul is the largest Turkish city located between Europe and Asia and separated by the Bosphorus Strait.

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Istanbul Illustrations - Turkey

Illustrations of the city of Istanbul, Turkey on October 23, 2024. Istanbul is the largest Turkish city located between Europe and Asia and separated by the Bosphorus Strait.

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Istanbul Illustrations - Turkey

The Blue Mosque or officially the Sultan Ahmed Mosque - Illustrations of the city of Istanbul, Turkey on October 23, 2024. Istanbul is the largest Turkish city located between Europe and Asia and separated by the Bosphorus Strait.

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UK: Japanese Imperial Couple State Visit – The Mall Carriage Procession

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako commenced their 3-day state visit to the UK on Tuesday, June 25. King Charles and Queen Camilla met the imperial couple on Horse Guards Parade before traveling on royal carriages down The Mall to Buckingham Palace for a state banquet.

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UK: Japanese Imperial Couple State Visit – The Mall Carriage Procession 2

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako commenced their 3-day state visit to the UK on Tuesday, June 25. King Charles and Queen Camilla met the imperial couple on Horse Guards Parade before traveling on royal carriages down The Mall to Buckingham Palace for a state banquet.

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Türkiye's Istanbul welcomes 1st Chinese tourist group after pandemic

STORY: Türkiye's Istanbul welcomes 1st Chinese tourist group after pandemic DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul 2. various of Sultanahmet Square, Hagia Sophia in Istanbul 3. various of Chinese tourist groups in Istanbul 4. various of China's deputy consul general in Istanbul Wu Jian meeting a group of Chinese tourists 5. various of Chinese tourists STORYLINE: Istanbul, one of Türkiye's most visited cities, welcomed on Thursday its first Chinese tourist group after China lifted the group tour ban to Türkiye on Aug. 10. The 12-member tour group will take an 8-day trip across Türkiye. Wu Jian, China's deputy consul general in Istanbul, accompanied the group to tour the historical Sultanahmet Square, surrounded by the iconic Basilica Cistern, Hagia Sophia, and Blue Mosque. Wu told the group that a series of meetings are being held between Turkish authorities and the Chinese consulate focusing on the safe and trouble-free trav

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Blue Mosque in Afghanistan

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan - The scene in a square near the Blue Mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan on May 8, 2011.

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-TOURISM

(220903) -- ISTANBUL, Sept. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists are seen around the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Türkiye, Sept. 3, 2022. Türkiye reported 23 million foreign tourists in the first seven months of 2022 according to an official data. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-TOURISM

(220731) -- ISTANBUL, July 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Türkiye, July 30, 2022. (Xinhua/Shadati)