Yahşi Bey Mosque
The semahane places in the east and west of the harem of the work, which is famous as the first half-domed mosque in Anatolia, has been preserved today. Both the crown gate and the semahane doors are the best examples of the wood carving technique. Its minaret was later built and turned into a mosque with a dervish lodge. Its minaret made of colorful tiles is the only example in Tire. Its imaret in the east is not standing today.
The history
It was built by the first Aydın Sancak Bey, Halil Yahşi Bey, who was one of the commanders of Murat II, who ended the Aydınoğulları Principality in 1426. It was built as a Mevlevi lodge according to its endowment dated 1442. Tahtakale bazaar is the foundation of this lodge.
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