Sabanci Mosque City: Adana Year: 1998 Descriptions: Mosque Gallery TurkeySabanci Merkez Camii in Adana is the famous mosque in Turkey. Sabanci Merkez Camii or Sabanci Central Mosque is not particularly historical, but it is the most visited mosque in Adana and is one of the largest mosques in the Middle East. The exterior of the mosque is similar to the Blue mosque in Istanbul while the interior decoration is similar to the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne. Sabanci Central Mosque opened services in 1998, is built on a total of 52,600 square meter of land and has a closed area of 6,600 square meters. Sabanci Central Mosque was built both by Turkish Religious Foundation and Sabanci Foundation. The proprietorship of the mosque belongs to Adana Religious Affairs Foundation and its usage rights have been transferred to Adana Provincial Office of Mufti. The painting and tile patterns decorations for the mosque are those of Architect Nakkas M. Semih Irtes. The niche, platform, entrance and doors are made of marble. The wooden doors are made up of kundekari style by Ahmet Yilcay, the stained glass work was done by Abdulkadir Aydin, and the muqarnas works were done by Ali Turan. The minarets was built as armoured concrete which was produced by mixing white cement and crushed stone with ivory color. There is a central radio system built in the minaret by Aselsan by which sermons are made available to 275 mosques located within an area of 60 kilometers diameter from the mosque by a central broadcast system. On the west side of the Mosque, there is a digital library in a separate annex which is open to researchers and the general public.
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