Eski Cami

The architecture of the mosque is very different. The structure is very old and very authentic.

This mosque is a church built in 1102. People with many Christian beliefs worshiped here. This church carries the traces of Roman civilization. With its thick walls, its interior is wide, its outward facing is narrow and it has always managed to attract attention with its deep and ornamented windows. In 1415, this place was taken over by the Ramazanoğulları Principality. Ramazanoğulları Sultan Bey, the ruler of the Beylik, opened a minaret and opened it to the Mosque. It has undergone many maintenance and repairs to date. The Old Mosque has a not so wide courtyard. The mosque itself is not too big anyway. Even if you cannot understand that you are surrounded by a church without entering it, you understand when you enter it. The Old Mosque is very close to many historical places, especially the office of the Prophet Danyal. Already the Roman Bath faces the ruins. Also, if you continue on the road opposite, there is the famous Siptilli Bazaar in the future.

Tars is a city that flourished in Roman times. Here, Marek Antony met with Queen Cleopatra. Saint Tarsus came from Paul. The city was in the hands of Arabs, Seljuks, Crusaders, Armenians and Ottomans. The city has numerous Roman, Christian and Arabic monuments. Until 1922, Tars belonged to the most important Christian cities in the region. Today there are no Christians in the 250,000 city. Eski Cami Mosque was founded in the 15th century after the conversion of a Christian church from the 9th century.

a mosque converted from the church in the center

The Church at the Bazaar in 1102 St. It is said to be built as the Cathedral of Paul. It is remarkable with its thick and high walls in the Roman style, wide inside, narrow outward side, deep windows and thick columns. It was repaired by Ramazanoğlu Ahmet Bey in 1415 and turned into a mosque.

The building was built in 1102. It is said to have been built as St. Paul Cathedral. In 1415 it was repaired by Ramazanoğlu Ahmet Bey and turned into a mosque. Some sources refer to the Hagia Sophia church of the early Middle Ages, and the Pope's ambassador, the Bishop of Mainz, Konrad Von Wittelsbach, on January 6, 1198, told that the Ruppenes knew I.Leon as the Armenian King and crowned him. P. Lucas also mentions a Greek and an Armenian Church here, indicating that the Armenian church was built by Paulus himself. Langlois V, who came to Tarsus in 1851, visited this church. The Roman-style thick and high walls, wide interior, narrow outward-facing side, deep windows and thick columns are remarkable. The garden of the church is entered through a door decorated in the western direction and its façade is quite ornamented. The building covers an area of ​​approximately 460 m2 in the garden. On the right and left of the entrance are one half plaster column and four free columns in two rows in two rows, separating the hall into three fields (nave) at the level of these columns. There are also half columns on the north and south walls. granite is likely to belong to ancient buildings. The width of the central hall is 12.60 m. and vaulted. The center of the ceiling in the section, in the middle Hz. There are frescoes of Yohannes and Mattaios in the east and Marcos and Lucas in the west. There is a bell tower in the north-west corner of the building. Source: Mersin Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism archive.

Get a museum card on your way to Tarsus, which is considered the cradle of religions and civilizations with such a historical texture. It will be much more economical. Choose clothes that will not make you sweat and that will allow you to walk comfortably on a comfortable sneakers. Tarsus can be visited on foot. Tell us. The Church at the Çarşıbaşı was founded in 1102 in St. It is said to have been built as St. Paul Cathedral. It is remarkable with its thick and high walls in Roman style, wide interior, narrow exterior, deep windows and thick columns. It was repaired by Ramazanoğlu Ahmet Bey in 1415 and turned into a mosque. . In some sources, a church of Hagia Sophia from the early Middle Ages is mentioned and it is told that the Pope's ambassador, the Bishop of Mainz, Konrad Von Wittelsbach, here on January 6, 1198, recognized Leon of the Ruppens as the Armenian King and crowned Tarsus in 1704. P. Lucas, who came to France, mentions a Greek and an Armenian Church here and states that the Armenian church was built by Paulus himself. Langlois V, who came to Tarsus in 1851, also visited this church. Roman style thick and high walls, wide inside, narrow outside, deep windows and thick columns are remarkable. The entrance to the garden of the church is through a door, which is located in the west direction and has a very ornamented facade. The building covers an area of ​​approximately 460 m2 in this garden. There are blind arches on the outer long facades of the building built with cut stones. The width of the hall, which is entered through the main door in the west, is 19.30 m. It is 17.50 m. There are half plaster columns on the right and left of the entrance, and at the level of these columns, there are four free columns in two rows of two rows that divide the hall into three aisles (naves). There are also half columns on the north and south walls. Granite and possibly belonging to ancient buildings. The width of the middle hall is 12.60 m. and is vaulted. In the part that coincides with the center of the ceiling, Hz. There are frescoes of Yohannes and Mattaios in the east, Marcos and Lucas in the west.In the north-west corner of the building, there is a bell tower. The building and its surroundings have been greatly restored during the year, landscaping and expropriation. Source: Archive of Mersin Provincial Culture and Tourism Directorate.