Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag attended the inauguration ceremony of DITIB Worship and Cultural Center in the French city of Lyon on Friday.
Delivering a speech at the opening, Bozdag emphasized mosques were at the centre of Turkish cultural and religious life and thanked those who contributed to building the mosque and cultural center in Lyon.
"I believe this mosque and cultural center in Lyon will add another meaning and beauty to the lives of people in Lyon and will be the center of competing for good deeds," Bozdag said.
Bozdag added that mosques were also places for socializing, education and intercultural interaction alongside passing the culture on to next generations.
