Orhangazi Cami

Orhangazi Mosque (Hagia Sophia) - Zonguldak The Hagia Sophia (Sacred Mind) church, which was built by the Byzantines in the city area covered with walls, is known as Orhan Gazi or Orta Mosque after being converted into a mosque.

This old Byzantine church, which is called the middle mosque among the people, is located in Akarca neighborhood. It was first mentioned by Osman Sümer and later by Tahsin Aygün that it was a church dating from the Byzantine period. This structure was later examined by W Hoopler from Ereğli, Black Sea. It was restored in 1903 and 1954. Inside columns are typical Byzantine columns. The heads used in the mihrab section, which are carved in the form of an egg in between the heads of the Ionic, contain the remixing elements.

the church was converted into a mosque is one of 11 mosques in Turkey. Mosque imam Mahmut Bey is very respectful and knowledgeable. I recommend you to chat and get information. The mosque is a little small and has undergone many renovations until it became today.

Kdz. Ereğli s history is one of the oldest mosques. According to the information reached by Recep ÇETİN, a history researcher and researcher in the town of Kdz Ereğli; It was built in the 5th century as a church under the name of Hagia Sophia during the Roman period and it was opened to worship about 100 years ago from the Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul. When the city was conquered during the Orhan Ghazi era some 900 years after its construction, the most important church was converted into a mosque as the price of blood and sword. The minaret of the mosque was added to the time of the Ottoman Empire and has reached its present state in its original form.

It is the oldest building in Eregli. It was built as a church in the 2nd century and was converted into a mosque after the conquest of Ereğli. The columns inside are original.

A historical mosque. It has been converted from a church.

It is the oldest mosque in Ereğli and Zonguldakt. The apse part of the church is closed with a dome and the main dome with a wooden ceiling. The heads of the columns and the columns in the altar are worth seeing. The simple decoration of the mosque and the stonework of the minaret are impeccable and the linework between the interior column is flowing and eye-catching. 9 NEW Hagia Sophia Church, first built from the Black Sea currently in Eregli, Turkey Orhan Gazi Mosque (Central Mosque) structure bearing the name. The Hagia Sophia Church in Eregli was converted into a mosque in the 300s when Orhan Gazi conquered Eregli.

It is a very original work. Must see