Hagia Triada Church, Ayvalık
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Hagia Triada (Greek: Ἁγία Τριάδα, Turkish: Aya Triada Kilisesi), meaning Holy Trinity, was a Greek Orthodox church in Ayvalık, Turkey.
It was built in 1846 by the Greek population of the city.[1]
After 1923, the church converted into a mosque and was called Biberli Cami.[2]
Between 1953 and 1984, the building was used as a tobacco warehouse for the Turkish government tobacco and alcoholic beverage company, Tekel.[2][3]
After the 1984 law that aimed to preserve the cultural heritage sites, the building was left unoccupied.[3]
In 2004, the building was assigned to the Turkish Culture Ministry. The ministry asked Ayvalık Municipality to turn it into a cultural center, but this didn't happen.[2]
In 2020, the regional cultural and natural heritage preservation board granted approval to the restoration of the Hagia Triada Church and the conversion into a cultural museum.[2]