Kavala, Tekke Câmii

Kavala, Tekke Mosque

Church
CountryGreece
CityKavala
Built Year-
Converted1912
Demolished-
Architect/PatronUnknown
Book Pagep.1162
Sources
  • - Kiliseye Çevrilen Türk Eserleri, s.1162
  • - Şehbal 1329

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Kavala, Tekke Mosque — R.19.236

Kavala, Tekke Mosque — R.19.236

Mehmet Emin Yılmaz (@mimaremin)

R.19.236

YTB Digital Culture Platform

Kiliseye Çevrilen Türk Eserleri 3 / The Turkish Monuments Converted into Churches 3, p. 318

YTB Publications, 2023

Extracted from the public-access source work on the YTB Digital Culture Platform; used with source and author credit.

Figure references in the book

R.19.236

In a news article published by Sehbal Magazine in 1913, it was reported that the Tekke Mosque in Kavala was converted into a church. In the photograph of the mosque published in the news article, it is seen that the minaret was demolished down to its base and turned into a bell tower. During the Bulgarian occupation of the city, the minarets of the Ibrahim Pasha Mosque and Halil Bey Mosque were similarly demolished and turned into churches. As it is understood from the photograph, since there are buildings (Istanbul Hotel) adjacent to the mosque, the work should be in the bazaar in the center of the city.

This digital map visualizes data inspired by Mehmet Emin Yılmaz’s three-volume work Kiliseye Çevrilen Türk Eserleri / The Turkish Monuments Converted into Churches. The source work was published by YTB Publications (2023) and made accessible through the YTB Digital Culture Platform.

Author reference: Mehmet Emin Yılmaz (@mimaremin).

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