Kesik Minare
Muratpaşa, Turkey
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Standing in the Old City (Kaleiçi) of Antalya in southern Turkey, the Kesik Minare—or Broken Minaret Mosque—embodies centuries of religious and political transformation. Originally constructed as a Roman temple in the 2nd century AD, it was converted into a Byzantine church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the 7th century, though it suffered severe damage during Arab invasions that same era. Following repairs in the 9th century, the structure was transformed into a mosque in the early 13th century when the Sultanate of Rum conquered Antalya, with a minaret added at that time. The building changed hands again in 1361 when crusader forces briefly reconsecrated it as a church before it returned to mosque status under the Ottoman sultan's son, Şehzade Korkut. A devastating fire in 1896 destroyed the main building, leaving only the distinctive minaret standing on Hesapçi Street. After restoration work beginning in 2018, the structure officially reopened as a mosque in 2021, welcoming worshippers for the first time in nearly 125 years.
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- mosque
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- Muratpaşa, Turkey
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