Veled-i Yaniç Mosque
Bursa, Turkey
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This Ottoman mosque in Bursa was built in July 1440 by Mahmud Çelebi and remains in active use today. A representative example of early Ottoman architecture, the structure follows a square plan topped by an octagonal dome. The mosque possesses a distinctive minaret located approximately ten meters outside the main building, positioned atop the fountain across from the entrance and accessible by five stairs. Notably, this minaret was once suspected to be a church bell, an unusual feature for mosque architecture with no known parallels. The mosque bears the name of Veled-i Yaniç, a Sufi—born Mahmut—whose father was Hadji Hayruddin, grandson of Yaniç. Veled-i Yaniç served as a state commander under Ottoman sultans Murad Hudavendigar I and Yıldırım Bayezid, fought in the Battle of Ankara, and died probably in the 1450s. He is buried in the mosque's courtyard.
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- Bursa, Turkey
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