![Camlica Mosque is seen during a gathering to mark Lailat al-Barat in Istanbul, Turkey on 19 April, 2019 [Yasin Aras/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190419_2_36070678_43723201-scaled.jpg?fit=920%2C613&ssl=1)
![Muslims pray at Camlica Mosque during a gathering to mark Lailat al-Barat in Istanbul, Turkey on 19 April, 2019 [Yasin Aras/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190419_2_36070678_43723200.jpg?w=372&h=248&ssl=1 "Lailat al-Barat in Istanbul")
Muslims pray at Camlica Mosque during a gathering to mark Lailat al-Barat in Istanbul, Turkey on 19 April, 2019 [Yasin Aras/Anadolu Agency]
![Muslims pray at Camlica Mosque during a gathering to mark Lailat al-Barat in Istanbul, Turkey on 19 April, 2019 [Yasin Aras/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190419_2_36070678_43723211.jpg?w=165&h=248&ssl=1 "Lailat al-Barat in Istanbul")
Muslims pray at Camlica Mosque during a gathering to mark Lailat al-Barat in Istanbul, Turkey on 19 April, 2019 [Yasin Aras/Anadolu Agency]
![Head of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate Ali Erbas (4th R) attend a gathering to mark Lailat al-Barat at Camlica Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey on 19 April, 2019 [Yasin Aras/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190419_2_36070678_43723208.jpg?w=371&h=248&ssl=1 "Lailat al-Barat in Istanbul")
Head of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate Ali Erbas (4th R) attend a gathering to mark Lailat al-Barat at Camlica Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey on 19 April, 2019 [Yasin Aras/Anadolu Agency]
![Camlica Mosque is seen during a gathering to mark Lailat al-Barat in Istanbul, Turkey on 19 April, 2019 [Yasin Aras/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190419_2_36070678_43723199.jpg?w=610&h=407&ssl=1 "Lailat al-Barat in Istanbul")
Camlica Mosque is seen during a gathering to mark Lailat al-Barat in Istanbul, Turkey on 19 April, 2019 [Yasin Aras/Anadolu Agency]
![Head of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate Ali Erbas (4th R) attend a gathering to mark Lailat al-Barat at Camlica Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey on 19 April, 2019 [Yasin Aras/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190419_2_36070678_43723214.jpg?w=302&h=201&ssl=1 "Lailat al-Barat in Istanbul")
Head of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate Ali Erbas (4th R) attend a gathering to mark Lailat al-Barat at Camlica Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey on 19 April, 2019 [Yasin Aras/Anadolu Agency]
![Camlica Mosque is seen during a gathering to mark Lailat al-Barat in Istanbul, Turkey on 19 April, 2019 [Yasin Aras/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190419_2_36070678_43723205.jpg?w=302&h=202&ssl=1 "Lailat al-Barat in Istanbul")
Camlica Mosque is seen during a gathering to mark Lailat al-Barat in Istanbul, Turkey on 19 April, 2019 [Yasin Aras/Anadolu Agency]
![Camlica Mosque is seen during a gathering to mark Lailat al-Barat in Istanbul, Turkey on 19 April, 2019 [Yasin Aras/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190419_2_36070678_43723201-scaled.jpg?w=302&h=202&ssl=1 "Lailat al-Barat in Istanbul")
Camlica Mosque is seen during a gathering to mark Lailat al-Barat in Istanbul, Turkey on 19 April, 2019 [Yasin Aras/Anadolu Agency]
![Muslims pray at Camlica Mosque during a gathering to mark Lailat al-Barat in Istanbul, Turkey on 19 April, 2019 [Yasin Aras/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190419_2_36070678_43723213.jpg?w=302&h=201&ssl=1 "Lailat al-Barat in Istanbul")
Muslims pray at Camlica Mosque during a gathering to mark Lailat al-Barat in Istanbul, Turkey on 19 April, 2019 [Yasin Aras/Anadolu Agency]
![Muslims pray at Camlica Mosque during a gathering to mark Lailat al-Barat in Istanbul, Turkey on 19 April, 2019 [Yasin Aras/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190419_2_36070678_43723212.jpg?w=610&h=407&ssl=1 "Lailat al-Barat in Istanbul")
Muslims pray at Camlica Mosque during a gathering to mark Lailat al-Barat in Istanbul, Turkey on 19 April, 2019 [Yasin Aras/Anadolu Agency]