Turunçlu Mosque
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| Turunçlu Mosque | |
|---|---|
Turunçlu Camii | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Ownership | Evkaf Administration |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Iplik Bazar–Korkut Effendi, Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Municipality | Nicosia Turkish Municipality |
 Interactive map of Turunçlu Mosque | |
| Coordinates | 35°10′33″N 33°21′40″E / 35.17589°N 33.36107°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Ottoman |
| Founder | Seyyit Mehmed Agha |
| Completed | 1825 |
| Specifications | |
| Direction of façade | Northeast |
| Capacity | 210 worshippers |
| Minaret | One |
Turunçlu Mosque (Turkish: Turunçlu Camii), also known as Turunçlu Fethiye Mosque is a mosque in the Iplik Bazar–Korkut Effendi quarter in the walled city of Nicosia, currently located in North Nicosia. It dates to the Ottoman period.[1] It is located on Beliğ Paşa Street.[2]
The mosque has a capacity of 210 worshippers, with an interior area of 148 m2. As of 2011, its congregation consisted of 32 people.[3]
Before the 19th century, a small masjid used to stand at the site. In 1825, Seyyit Mehmed Agha, the governor of Cyprus, had the mosque built in the place of the masjid. Historically, the mosque was known as Fethiye Mosque and was located at Mertek Market. A sıbyan school (a historical elementary school) was attached to this masjid, the school was also torn down by Mehmed Agha and replaced with a new school called "Mekteb-i İrfane" (School of Knowledge). By 1894, the school was recorded to be too small to accommodate all its students. Despite the repeated pleas of the school administration, the school was not renovated and by 1904, it had become ruinous. As a result, the school building was demolished in the 1900s and replaced by a new one.[4]
In 1972, an external wall of the mosque collapsed; this wall was later reconstructed.[4]
