Sultan Alaeddin Mosque
Also known as: Sultan Alaaddin Cami
mosque in Ankara, Turkey
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Overview
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The Sultan Alaeddin Mosque stands at the entrance of the Inner Citadel (İç Kale) in Ankara. It is described in the sources as the oldest mosque in the city. It was built in the Seljuk period together with a Seljuk palace, which lies to its west. Its wooden minbar, made in a false kündekari technique using nails, along with the last-congregation porch on the north side and the women's gallery above it, gives the building significance in art history. The mosque is known by the name Alaeddin among the public and in the sources, though some references also call it the Muradiye Mosque.
History
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The mosque was commissioned in the 12th century by Muhyiddin Mesud, a son of Kilij Arslan II who ruled in Ankara as a Seljuk prince, and was built together with a palace.
It was repaired under Alaeddin Keykubad II, and the name Alaeddin derives from that restoration. It was repaired again under the Ottoman sultan Murad II, which is why some sources refer to it as the Muradiye Mosque. Even so, the name Alaeddin has never fallen out of use, either among the public or in the sources.
From Wikipedia
Sultan Alâeddin Camii, 12. yüzyılda Ankara'da İç Kale'nin girişinde, Selçuklu meliki Muhyiddin Mesud tarafından yaptırılmış camidir.
Ankara'nın en eski camisidir. II. Alaeddin Keykubad döneminde onarılmıştır ve bu yüzden “Alâeddin Camii” olarak bilinir. Osmanlı Sultanı II. Murat devrinde de onarım gören yapı, bazı kaynaklarda “Muradiye Camii” olarak anılır ancak halk arasında ve kaynaklarda “Alâeddin” ismi hiç terk edilmemiştir.
II. Kılıçarslan'ın oğullarından Muhyiddin Mesud'un Ankara'da hüküm sürdüğü devirde sarayla birlikte yapılmıştır.
Çivi çakmaların kullanıldığı sahte kündekâri tekniğiyle ile yapılmış ahşap minberi, doğusunda daha evvel inşa edilmiş eski Eski Camisi, batısındaki Selçuklu Sarayı, kuzeyindeki son cemaat yeri ve onun üstündeki kadınlar mahfeli ile sanat tarihi açısından önem taşır.
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Sources
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Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_Alaeddin_Camii