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Afyonkarahisar Great Mosque
Kırk Direkli Cami, Cami-i Kebir, Hocabey Camii
Below Afyon Castle, this Seljuk-era Great Mosque was begun in 1272 and rests its ceiling on wooden columns; it joined the UNESCO list in 2023.
Historic buildings
Mosques in Turkey
Historic mosques.
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Ahi Şerafettin (Arslanhane) Mosque
Arslanhane Camii, Aslanhane Camii, Ahi Şerefeddin Camii
On a slope outside Ankara Castle, the Arslanhane Mosque has 24 timber columns with reused Roman capitals and dates to 1290; UNESCO listed it in 2023.
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Eşrefoğlu Mosque (Beyşehir)
Eşrefoğlu Süleyman Bey Camii, Eşrefoğlu Camisi
Standing by Lake Beyşehir, the Eşrefoğlu Mosque (1296-1299) has 41 timber columns and a tiled mihrab; it is part of a World Heritage series since 2023.
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Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği
The Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği in Sivas, founded in 1228-1229 by the Mengücekid Ahmed Shah and his wife Turan Melek, is a UNESCO complex famed for its portals.
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Mahmut Bey Mosque (Kasaba Village)
Mahmud Bey Camii, Kasaba Köyü Camii, Kasabaköy Camii
In Kasaba village near Kastamonu, the Mahmut Bey Mosque of 1366-67 stands on four timber columns and is part of a World Heritage series since 2023.
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Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex
Selimiye Camii
Edirne's Selimiye was raised by the architect Sinan for Selim II in 1569-1575 beneath one great dome; it has been a World Heritage site since 2011.
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Sivrihisar Great Mosque
Sivrihisar Ulu Cami, Sülpük Mescidi (annexed prayer room)
Sivrihisar's Great Mosque holds a ceiling up on 63 timber columns in a broad hall; a 13th-century building in the 2023 World Heritage series.