Ulu Mosque

They built Turkey's largest wooden mosque with handwork. Next to it, there is a tomb and a mosque mausoleum built for the brother of Sultan Shah, who was martyred by Melik Shah in 1327. Very impressive

It is a magnificent temple where passers-by from Sivrihisar do not see the signboard, but find it through special research. While you worship, there is peace and you touch history. The roads around the mosque are broken, they are being repaired, but the work is progressing slowly. Ulu Mosque, one of the largest wooden pillared mosques in Anatolia; In 1274, one of the followers of Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi and II. It was built by Emineddin Mikail, one of the regents of Gıyaseddin Keyhüsrev. Hızır Bey, one of the judges of the Fatih Sultan Mehmet period and the first judge of Istanbul, repaired this mosque in 1440. It is established on an area of ​​1485 m2. Its roof carries 67 wooden poles. Six of these pillars are decorated with motifs. The upper parts of the pillars are decorated with rosettes, palmettes, geometric and floral motifs. Heads belonging to the Byzantine period were also used on the pillars. Its pulpit is a masterpiece of art. The handwork was made by Ibn Mehmet from Khorasan using the cross method. There are also cabinet doors made of walnut wood with carving technique in the mosque. The walls were built with cut and rubble stones. There are inscriptions on the right and left wings of the mosque. It is written in its inscription that the minaret of the mosque, which has four entrance doors, was built in 1409 by the son of Osman, Hacı Habib. Beautiful examples of Sivrihisar rug weaving can be seen in the mosque. Ostrich eggs hanging on the ceiling attract attention, there is no spider web, a very important detail. You must see it.

Ecdad again reveals his magnificence with his works. Glad we can get hold of it. Wood and stone work is worth seeing. The marbles under the wooden columns are different from each other. Take your children on such cultural trips and let them witness what their ancestors did in our glorious history under the conditions of that time...

Sivrihisar Municipality did not have time to introduce a structure like Ulucami after erecting meaningless statues. There is not the slightest sign at the entrance to inform you of the existence of such a structure. It is not possible to understand why the roads are bad in such a small town. The mosque and the cupola behind it are worth seeing. The wooden architecture, which is about 800 years old, inside the mosque is magnificent.

When you come to Sivrihisar, it is impossible not to stop by Sivrihisar Ulucami, the largest of Anatolia's rare wooden pillared mosques that have survived from the Seljuk period, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List! The mosque took its present form in 1274 by Mikail bin Abdullah, one of the followers of Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi.

It is the largest of the wooden pillared mosques that have survived from the Seljuk period. It is a mosque that was repaired by the grandchildren of Nasredddin Hodja, with its original lines intact, I recommend you to see it.