Haji Özbek Mosque

Iznik is a wonderful city with a history of thousands of years that offers historical, cultural, natural beauties and riches from past to present. However, as a result of wrong choices and policies, we have ruined the beautiful city. Historical riches have been officially plundered. Instead of being opened up and encouraged to visit and see, they were imprisoned between houses in narrow streets. Despite everything, historical, cultural and natural heritages resist to survive. Let's take care of what's left. For tourists, historical monuments must have information signs in English, German and French. Only signs in Turkish were hung.

The masjid on Kılıç Arslan Street in Iznik is the oldest Ottoman masjid with an inscription and a dome. It was built by Hacı Özbek Bin Muhammed in 1333-1334. The last congregation place in the west was added to the north in 1940. The main building has a rectangular plan in the east-west direction. The main place of worship, which has a square plan, is covered with a dome. On the south wall, there is a rectangular mihrab niche with molded corners and protruding inward on the axis. There are two axisymmetric windows on the north and east walls. The last congregation place is accessed through the gate in the north of the axis on the western wall. The sides of the narthex, which has a rectangular plan in the north-south direction, are closed. It opens to the outside with a portico with two columns and three arches in the west. The northern section is covered with a barrel vault and the southern section is covered with a mirrored vault. The mosque is plastered from the inside. The body walls were built with three rows of bricks and one row of cut stone, and bricks were placed vertically between the stones. Its dome is covered with tiles. Source: Bursa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism English The Hacı Özbek Mosque Situated on the Arslan street, it is the oldest Ottoman mosque with a masjid, a slate covered with a dome. It was built by Hacı Özbek Bin Muhammed in 1333-34. Another place was added to the north of the meeting place for the latecomers located on the west in 1940. The main building has a rectangular plan in the east-west direction. The main place of worship with a square plan is covered with a dome. On the southern wall, there is a rectangular niche mihrab. On the north and east walls, there are symmetrical twin windows. On the west wall, the door to the north of the axis is used to access the meeting place for latecomers. The sides of the meeting place for latecomers are covered. In the west there is a portico with two columns and three arches. The northern part is covered with a gable and the southern part is covered with a mirrored vault. The mosque is internally plastered. The walls were built with three rows of bricks and a row of cut stones and vertical bricks were placed between the stones. The dome is covered with tiles. Source: Bursa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism