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Sunday, November 15, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, November 15, 2020
Historic mosque on Istanbul’s Bosporus Strait damaged in fire
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleISTANBUL — A historic wooden mosque in Istanbul is on fire and Turkish firefighters are trying to put out the blaze from both land and sea.
The Vanikoy Mosque, built in the 17th century during the reign of Ottoman Sultan IV Mehmed, is located on the Asian side of Istanbul along the Bosporus Strait. Videos show heavy smoke pouring from the structure.
The firefighters are trying to prevent the fire from reaching a forest behind the mosque and the neighboring houses that line the Bosporus.
The mosque is a wooden structure with a single minaret. The cause of the fire is not yet determined.
— AP
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