Gucür Mosque

Gucür Mosque

Gucur Mosque is mentioned among the works of Aydınoğulları in the index of antiquities belonging to Tire foundations, and its builder is said to be Sheikh Ahmet Ağa, one of the scholars from Tireli. Since this person died in 1625, the building must belong to the end of the 16th century. However, in terms of its qualities, it can be thought to date from the end of the 14th century or the beginning of the 15th century. [1] The Tire Şeriye Registry (Vol 24, H.1504 / M.1886) states that 'Gucur Mosque Şerifi, who is the building and construction brother of the native Gucur in the neighborhood of Medina-i Tire in the district of Medina-i Tire in the province of Aydın'. Although there is a record of 'Gucur Efendi Mosque' in the foundation registry, the name Gucur Mosque is not included either in the and Registry Books of 1530 or in Evliya Çelebi. [2] It was repaired in 1985. It restored by the Foundations Izmir Regional Directorate and the restoration was completed in 2007. The mosque is open to worship today. It consists of the harem, the narthex and the minaret. The inner part of the octagonal harem is 7.00 m apart between its two straight sides. The dome, which sits with trumpets in the corners, is covered by a roof covered with Turkish style tiles from the outside. A round window was opened on the polygonal altar. On two octagonal sides facing east, there are windows with pointed arches at the top and bottom. There are also windows with pointed arches above each other on the opposite side. [3] There is one decorated column on the north facade of the mosque. The last congregation place does not have a top cover. Long bricks were used in the arches and on the surfaces of the last congregation place between the arches, the bricks were lined up to create ornamented motifs. The minaret pedestal is adjacent to the northeast corner of the octagonal harem. Its entrance is from outside. Thin stone rows stand out on the pedestal of the minaret. Above the triangular cube is all bricks. The mihrab is one of the most ornate elements of the mosque, which is very simple. The main building material in the mosque is rubble stones of various shapes and sizes. Three of the columns used as spolia have different heads and one has a square base.