Boyacı Hasan Ağa Mosque
Historic mosque in central Zile, Tokat, built in 1497 together with an adjoining school, and renamed after a major repair in 1640
Key facts
- Built
- 1497
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Overview
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The Boyacı Hasan Ağa Mosque, also known as the Hızır Mosque, is a historic mosque in the centre of Zile, in Tokat Province. It forms a single complex with a school (mekteb) attached to its southern wall. According to the inscription above the school's entrance, it dates to 1497. The mosque took its current name after a major repair in 1640. Neither its late-comers' portico (son cemaat yeri) nor its minaret has survived in its original form.
History
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According to the construction inscription above the entrance of the school, the mosque was built in 1497, during the reign of Bayezid II, by Ali bin Sultan Hoca.
In 1640 a person named Boyacı Hasan Ağa carried out a thorough repair of the building, and from then on it was known as the Boyacı Hasan Ağa Mosque. The portico and the minaret have not come down to the present day in their original state.
From Wikipedia
Boyacı Hasan Ağa Camii (Hızır Camii), Tokat'ın Zile ilçesi merkezinde bulunan bir tarihî cami.
Güney duvarına bitişik mekteple bir bütün olan cami, mektebin giriş kapısı üzerindeki inşa kitabesine göre 1497 yılında II. Bayezid Zamanında Ali bin Sultan Hoca tarafından inşa ettirilmiştir. 1640 yılında Boyacı Hasan Ağa adında biri tarafından esaslı bir onarım görmüş ve bu tarihten itibaren "Boyacı Hasan Ağa Camii" olarak anılmaya başlamıştır. Son cemaat yeri ve minaresi günümüze orijinal olarak gelmemiştir.
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Sources
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyac%C4%B1_Hasan_A%C4%9Fa_Camii