Faith / Mosque
Zağanos Paşa Mosque
Karesi, Balıkesir
The city's largest and most emblematic mosque, commissioned in 1461 by Zağanos Paşa, vizier of Mehmed the Conqueror.
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Its story
Zağanos Paşa Mosque is part of a complex commissioned in 1461 by Zağanos Paşa, one of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror's viziers, which comprised a tomb, a timekeeper's house (muvakkithane) and a hammam. Destroyed in the great earthquake of the late 19th century, the mosque was rebuilt under the governor (mutasarrıf) Ömer Ali Bey. During the War of Independence Mehmet Akif Ersoy delivered his sermon here calling the people to the struggle, and in 1923 Mustafa Kemal gave the speech known as the Balıkesir Sermon (Hutbe) in this mosque. The tomb of Zağanos Paşa stands in its courtyard.
Key facts
- Built
- 1461
- Admission
- Free
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
Location
39.64861, 27.87972
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Za%C4%9Fnos_Pa%C5%9Fa_Camii | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zagan_Pasha_Mosque