Yunus Bey Mosque
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(ruinous state)
| Yunus Bey Mosque | |
|---|---|
 Ruins of the former mosque in 2012 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam (former) |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque (former) |
| Status | Abandoned (ruinous state) |
| Location | |
| Location | Komotini, Rhodope, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace |
| Country | Greece |
  Location of the former mosque in Greece | |
| Geographic coordinates | 41°7′28.3″N 25°23′34.7″E / 41.124528°N 25.392972°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Ottoman |
| Specifications | |
| Minaret(s) | (since destroyed) |
| Materials | Stone |
The Yunus Bey Mosque (Greek: Τέμενος Γιούνους Μπέη, from Turkish: Yunus Bey Camii) is an Ottoman-era former mosque in a ruinous state, located in the town of Komotini, Western Thrace, in Greece.[1]
The former mosque was built in what is now the Nea Mosynoupoli district of Komotini.[2] It is located fifty metres east of the Poşpoş Tekke. It was built following the Ottoman conquest of Thrace, but the exact year Yunus Bey was erected remains unknown. Today, only its four outer walls and a door survive. The mosque's roof and all inner walls have collapsed. The interior is now used as a playground by local children.[3][4]
In accordance with the expropriation plans of the municipality of Komotini, an estimated 41,25 m² of land of the plot of Yunus Bey is to be expropriated.[5] This is based on the Komotini city plans that were drawn in 1993, which included several other mosques and masjids.[5]
