Erdogan inaugurates the most important mosque within the Balkans in Tirana. Financed by Türkiye | EUROtoday

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Erdogan’s Turkey continues its coverage of affect within the Mediterranean Basin. This time the recipient of Ankara’s “attention” is Albania.

The Turkish president right now inaugurated the Great Mosque of Tirana, financed by Türkiye itself. An bold mission with minarets as much as 50 meters excessive and the central dome of 30, as a part of a journey aimed toward strengthening bilateral ties. The new Namazgah mosque in Tirana is the most important within the Balkans.

Investimento made in Turkey

The development of the brand new mosque started in 2015 with round 30 million euros from the Turkish state Muslim group Diyanet, the Directorate for Religious Affairs that Erdogan has remodeled right into a software for selling Sunni Islam overseas.

The mosque features a library, a bookshop, a Koranic college, a theatre, a convention room and a “museum of coexistence”, on the mannequin of the Great Mosque of Istanbul commissioned by Erdogan himself and constructed within the Asian a part of the megalopolis. The mosque is situated close to the Albanian Parliament and might accommodate as much as 10,000 devoted. About half of the Albanian inhabitants is Muslim.

The present of kamikaze drones

The mission of the “sultan” was not restricted to the inauguration of the mosque. In truth, Turkey will donate to Albania “a considerable number of kamikaze drones”, as introduced by Edi Rama. The Albanian prime minister didn’t specify the variety of drones, however wished to underline that «nobody must fear about who will hit Abania, however within the context of our relationships, it’s a present with a transparent message from Turkey, that Albania it’s unassailable.” Rama made it identified that Turkey may also help his nation in «strengthening the navy trade. We have recognized concrete investments on this sector,” Rama stated.