The Turkish Society of Rochester will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its mosque on Monday, Oct. 26, at 3 p.m., calling it a historic day for the Turkish community in Rochester, New York.
According to the society's announcement, the president of Türkiye's Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), officials from Türkiye, Türkiye's ambassador in Washington and its consul general in New York will attend the ceremony.

The society's board invited the whole community to take part. Later in the week, the society will also celebrate the 103rd anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye with a Republic Day ball on Oct. 31.