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Gümüşhane
Santa Churches Complex (Dumanlı-Center): Santa district (Dumanlı in the present), which was a major settlement site in the past is located 45-50 km of Gümüşhane. Among the churches present in this location, the major ones are; St. Theodor Church in Terzil, Prophet İlyas Church in Binatlı, St. Kiryaki Church in İşhan, St. Christopher Church in [...]
Gaziantep
Şeyh Fethullah Mosque and Kulliye (Lower Şeyh Mosque, Center): It is the most important ancient structure in Gaziantep, and at Şehreküstü District. According to its inscriptions, kulliye is composed of mosque, zaviye, hamam and theology school. We can also add the “castel”, which is another element of today’s kulliye, which has no theology school, and [...]
Isparta
St. Paul Church (Yalvaç): It is one kilometer from north of Yalvaç province, and within Pisidia Antiocheia Antique City. It is the first big church of the city, and adjacent to the city ramparts and 200 meters south of Roman Hamam. Bassilical planned structure, which is one of the first Christian churches, is constructed on [...]
Adıyaman
Nemrut (Kahta): It is 103 km east from Adıyaman. It was formed with accumulation of crushed rocks on a main rock of tumulus. Terraces are formed with smoothing the main rock at east, west and north of the tumulus;moreover, god statues and relieves are arranged in colossal Greko – Persia style at east and west [...]
Adana
Ulu Mosque and Kulliye (Ramazanoğlu Mosque, Center): It was constructed in 1507 by one of the famous governors of Ramazanoğlu Governorship, Halil Bey.The complex which was perched on a square plan composes of a mosque, theology school, mausoleum (Halil Bey Mausoleum), harem chamber known as the religious foundation of the palace and greeting hall also [...]
Faith Tourism
Developments in the scope of technology,without an exemption of all national boundaries, bring people close together. Since the discovery of writing, perheps 9.000 or 10.000 years ago, certain places in the world were the grounds for close contacts among different cultures, civilizations and religions.
Ankara
Hacı Bayram Mosque and Mausoleum (Center): Mosque, which was constructed between 1425 and 1427, had been repaired for the third times. It has rectangular shape and its walls are fully made up of sun – dried bricks. Hacı Bayram Mausoleum, which is adjacent to mosque, was constructed with a square plan and half block stones [...]
Hatay
Ulu Mosque (Sultan Selim Mosque, Center): Ulus Mosque, which is known as the oldest structure of the city, is constructed in 16th century, and reflecting the initial period architecture of Islamism. It demolished in 1987, and reconstructed at the same style.
İçel
Makam-ı Şerif Mosque and Danyal Prophet Mausoleum (Center): Makamı Şerif Mosque is constructed in 1857. At east of the mosque, there is the mausoleum of Danyal Prophet. For this reason, “Makam mosque” name is given to the mosque.
İstanbul
Eyup Sultan Mosque: It is the first mosque constructed in Istanbul after conquer. It is constructed in 1458 by Fatih Sultan Mehmet, together with mausoleum. Today’s mosque is the mosque constructed under supervision of Hüseyin Efendi with demolishing the former mosque until to its base in 1800.
İzmir
İsa Bey Mosque ( İzmir-Selçuk): The mosque, which is on the Ayasuluk hill, at west slope of the St. Jean Bassilica, is a Seljukian piece of art. It was constructed in 1375 by Aydınoğlu İsa Bey.