Fevziye Mosque
Ottoman mosque in Izmit, Turkey
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Overview
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Fevziye Mosque is a mosque of recognised cultural heritage value in the centre of İzmit, in Turkey's Kocaeli Province. It was first built in the 16th century, and its original construction is attributed to the architect Mimar Sinan. The name Fevziye comes from its reconstruction by Ahmed Fevzi Pasha, an Ottoman grand admiral. Over the centuries the building underwent many repairs and was twice demolished completely and rebuilt. The mosque standing today is a reconstruction carried out after the 1999 earthquake.
History
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The mosque was first built in the 16th century, and its initial construction is attributed to Mimar Sinan. It went through numerous repairs in the following centuries.
During the reign of Mahmud II it was rebuilt by Ahmed Fevzi Pasha, an Ottoman grand admiral (kaptan-ı derya), and it took the name Fevziye after this reconstruction.
The Gölcük earthquake of 17 August 1999 severely damaged the building. It was then demolished completely and rebuilt.
From Wikipedia
Fevziye Camii, Kocaeli'nin İzmit ilçesinde bulunan ilk defa 16. yüzyılda inşa edilmiş, kültür mirası değeri taşıyan camidir.
Bugünkü İzmit'in merkezinde, Kemalpaşa Mahallesi Hürriyet Caddesi üzerindedir. İlk yapımında Mimar Sinan tarafından inşa edilmiştir. Tarih içinde çok sayıda onarım geçiren; iki kez tamamen yıkılıp yeniden inşa edilen cami, "Fevziye" adını II. Mahmud devrinde Osmanlı kaptan-ı deryalarından Ahmed Fevzi Paşa tarafından yeniden inşa edilmesinden sonra aldı. Son olarak 17 Ağustos 1999 tarihindeki 1999 Gölcük depremi sonrasında geçirdiği ciddi hasar sonrasında tamamen yıkılıp yeniden inşa edildi.
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Sources
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Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%A4%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%B5
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fevziye_Camii