Turkey to Build Largest Mosque in Diyarbakir, Radikal Reports
By Benjamin Harvey – Jun 7, 2012 12:01 PM GMT
Turkey will convert the Ataturk Stadium in Diyarbakir, a southeastern
city with a large Kurdish population, into the country’s largest
mosque, Radikal newspaper reported.
The mosque will be built to accommodate 20,000 people and will by
styled on the model of the Al-Masjid al-Nabawi mosque in Medina, Saudi
Arabia, the Istanbul-based newspaper said, citing Diyarbakir
provincial Governor Nimetullah Erdogmus.
Work on the mosque will begin after the state housing authority, known
as TOKI, completes a new stadium for the city, Radikal said citing
Erdogmus. The newspaper didn’t say when the work would be wrapped up.
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