24-year-old Frenchwoman Elodle Moreno accepted Islam in Turkey

24-year-old Frenchwoman Elodle Moreno, who had come for vacation in Tekirdağ, Turkey, converted to Islam and took the name "Sibel", transmits Anadolu Agency (AA).

Moreno, inspired by a friend of hers in Tekirdağ, began to research about the Islamic religion.

Deciding to become a Muslim later, Moreno applied to the Provincial Mufti.

A conversion ceremony was held for Moreno in Myftini. The Mufti of Tekirdağ, Ismail Ipek, who gave information about the basic principles of Islam at the ceremony, congratulated the young girl who decided to become a Muslim.

Elodle, who declared martyrdom (words of testimony), accepted Islam in the presence of witnesses and took the name "Sibel".

Mufti Ipek gave Sibel a "certificate of conversion", Quran and various religious books.