The Kocatepe Mosque
The construction of the mosque
located in the Kocatepe
neighborhood began in 1967. The
Kocatepe Mosque resembles the
Selimiye Mosque with its four
minarets and resembles Sultan
Ahmet Mosque with its central
dome and its half domes. Its
sanctuary section is covered with a
dome surrounded with half domes
at four sides.A marble fountain
decorates the loister which is at the north in
front of the entrance. Mihrab and pulpit is
decorated with special marble ornaments.
The interior ornaments were inspired
from the classical Ottoman Architecture,
ceramics, marble and golden metals as well
as special paints were used as decoration
elements. Stained Glass which has a
separate place in the interior ornamentation
of the mosque was produced from imported
glass and forms a passage between the
classical Ottoman and modern styles.
The Ağaç Ayak Mosque
The construction date of the mosque located
on the Ulucanlar Street is predicted as 1705.
It has a wooden short minaret. It’s gathering
place is decorated with ocher ornaments,
there are geometrical embroideries at the
mihrab rising to the ceiling, and the wooden
pulpit is decorated with geometrical fittings
and colored embroideries. The mosque with
wooden ceiling has a tiled roof.
The AhiYakup Mosque
It was constructed at the İsmetPaşa
Neighborhood in 1391 by Ahi Yakup. It is a
plain building constructed with adobe brick
and it has a tiled roof. It draws attraction with
its mihrab among other 14th century Ankara
mosques.
The Aslanhane
(AhiŞerafeddin) Mosque
It was constructed at the Samanpazarı
neighborhood between 1290–1291 by Ahi
Şerafettin and Ahi Hüsamettin brothers. The
mosque having a longitudinal rectangular plan
and five naves was built with stones collected
from the buildings belonging to the Roman and
Byzantine Periods and currently covered with
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pointed lead plated roof. Single balconied
minaret next to the northeastern wall of the
mosque has a stone squared shaped base and
Cylindrical body built with brick. Interior
construction and ceiling of the mosque are
wooden. Carved wainscot is used for the
decoration. Mihrab decorated ceramics is
one of the beautiful examples of the Seljuk
Period. Due to the ancient lion statue graved
on the wall of the tomb which is located at the
east of the mosque, it is called as “Lionhouse
Mosque” There is the tomb of Ahi Şerafettin
near the mosque.
The Alaaddin Mosque
Located close to Karacabey imaret in
Hamamönü, the museum was constructed
between 1901–1902 upon the order of Sultan
Abdülhamit II. The mosque having a
longitudinal rectangular plan has a minaret
rising on a square shape base which has a
cylindrical body is made of stone. There is a
tomb at the west side of the mosque.
The Taceddin Mosque
Located close to Karacabey imaret in
Hamamönü, the museum was constructed
between 1901–1902 upon the order of Sultan
Abdülhamit II. The mosque having a
longitudinal rectangular planhas a minaret
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