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The Kadirhane Camisi.

This mosque (hidden behind the shops) was built in 1962, in replacement of a 14th century Ramazanoğlu house of prayer, which was lost almost entirely. It has a wooden minaret in Syrian style. In Turkey, this is called a ‘çardak minare’ (pergola minaret).

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Source: Website of IKEV (Istanbul Karamanlılar Eğitim Vakfı) .


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