Mosques in Turkey

Most of the people in the country of Turkey belong to the Muslim religion. As a result of this there are a considerable number of mosques in the country of Turkey. As far as the mosques in Turkey are concerned , some of the mosques in Turkey has to be mentioned. They include Arap Mosque in Istanbul. , Divrigi Great Mosque in Divrigi. , Isa Bey Mosque in Selí§uk, Kocatepe Mosque in Ankara , Rí¼stem Pasha Mosque , Sí¼leymaniye Mosque , Yeni Valide Mosque, Ortakí¶y Mosque, and Hagia Sophia . Apart from the mosques already mentioned there are many mosques that have their existence within the territory of the country of Turkey. Arap Camii is one of the famous mosques in Turkey.

It is a mosque that is situated at the Kalyon Street that has its existence in the Galata of Istanbul in Turkey. It was actually the Dominican Church of Saint Paul which has been later turned into a mosque. The carvings that this particular mosque contains are awesome. Another mosque known as Divrigi Great Mosque was structured in the year of 1299. This particular mosque has its existence in the city of Divrigi that has its existence in the Sivas Province of the Eastern Anatolia in the country of Turkey. The great architect known as Hí¼rremshah of Ahlat made the plan of this particular mosque. It was structured on the reign of the Ahmet Shah. Ahmet Shah was the king of Beylik of Mengí¼cek. There are many inscriptions on this particular mosque. It is in the praise of the Alaeddin Keykubad I that are inscriptions on the mosque are made. This particular mosque referred to as the Divrigi Great Mosque possesses one medical center adjacent to it. This particular medical center is referred to as Darí¼ssifa. This particular mosque was structured at the same time when the mosque structured by Turan Melek Sultan came into existence. Outstanding architectural depictions are there on the walls of this particular mosque of turkey under our discussion. The Divrigi Great Mosque has already entered its name in the World Heritage List approved by UNESCO. It is one of the most famous architectural structures within the territory of Turkey. The floral designs on the main door of this mosque are really wonderful . These floral designs exhibit the extreme artistic talent of the artist who has carved out those floral designs.

The mosque known as the Isabey Mosque is also a significant name among all the mosques in Turkey. It is an old mosque. This particular mosque exists between the ruins of the Temple of Artemis and the Saint Jean Church . It was built by the architect the famous architect known as Samli Dimisklioglu Ali structured this particular mosque for the purpose of honoring the Aydinoglu Isa Bey. There are two principal ,entrances two this particular mosque in Turkey under our discussion. One of the two entrances is in the eastern part of the mosque while the other is in the western part. The wall sin the western part of the mosque possess many inscriptions on them. All these mosques in Turkey bear the specimen of Turkish architecture. To know more about the Culture Tours in Turkey , browse through the pages of Holidayshub.com