BODRUM TURKISH MONUMENTS

ADLIYE CAMI was located at Republic Square and the beginning of Kale Street. Being the latest constructed main mosque in Bodrum, ADLIYE CAMII is known as New Mosque in Bodrum and Was Built in 1901-1902. it has a squarish plan and is covered with a wooden roof.

ADLIYE Cami was built by the Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamit Han, who had many mosques built in honor of his 25th Anniversary. The mosque has shops underneath, supplying income for the upkeeping of the building.

TEPECIK MOSQUE

TEPECIK CAMI was built in 1735 by Cafer Pasa, the son of Mustafa Pasha, or by Hasan again, the kahya of Mustafa Pasha. Built in the Yali style, the mosque was located on an island and reached by a bridge. The mosque, which also had a pier for the boats, was partially destroyed during the naval attack 1915. During the construction, ancient stones from Mausoleum were used in the mosque’s forecourt. The mosque with a women’s section (Mahfil), reached by the wooden stairs, also has unique decorations. The stone mihrab of the TEPECIK CAMII also has fine artistry.

KIZILHİSARLI MUSTAFA PASA MOSQUE

Mustafa Pasa mosque, built in 1723 by Kizilhisarli Mustafa Pasha, is Located on Iskele square. Known as the “old mosque,” Mustafa Pasha CAMI has the construction inscription over its main entry. Constructed during the rule of Ottoman Sultan Ahmet III, the mosque has a rectangular plan built with cut stones. The mosque, which has no dome, has a flat roof covered in wood. Two rows of columns running parallel to the mihrab wall carry the roof. The columns located at the end of rows are buried in the walls. Ruined by several natural disasters, the mosque lost its original mineral.

TÜRKKUYUSU MOSQUE

Türkkuyusu Camii was built in 1771 With a rectangular plan. Türkkuyusu Camii, constructed with cut stones and covered With a pitched tile roof, has also rounded minaret rising on a stone podium. Many ancient materials coming from the monuments of antiquity were reused during the mosque’s construction, and they can be seen in the nearby park and around the mosque.

OTTOMAN SHIPYARDS

Although Carians were famous boat builders, we see the revival of boat building in the Ottoman Period. The oldest Ottoman document related to boatbuilding in Bodrum is dated 1715 and gives details of the galleon building’s expenses. The deed of trust of Kızılhisarlı Mustafa Pasa provides our first knowledge of Ottoman shipyards. Mustafa Pasha had a galleon (great boat with sails and oars) built in Bodrum. After the Russian naval attack in 1775 in Cesme, where Ottoman Fleet was destroyed, many ships for the Ottoman navy were built in Bodrum Shipyards. Especially between 1784 and 1831, frigates and galleons of various sizes were made for the Ottoman Navy. In 1782 two sehtiye (a boat with lengths varying between 17,5 and 37 meters, only moving by sails and carrying cannons) were constructed in Bodrum Shipyards.

OTTOMAN CEMETERY

Ottoman cemetery, located near the old Shipyards, was a burial place for the famous seaman and the Ottoman elite. Here, visitors see the Turbe of Kizilhisarli Mustafa Pasha and the tomb of His son, Cafer Pasa, and their family members. Mustafa Pasa, governor of Rhodes, was a successful boatbuilding figure chasing the Pirates of his time. He also had a mosque and a school built in Bodrum. In this Ottoman Cemetery is the tomb of Cafer Pasa, the son of Mustafa Pasa and Captain of the Sea of the Ottoman Empire. After serving as the Captain of the Sea for three months, he also served as governor of Rhodes. He had a galleon built in Bodrum Shipyards. Cafer Pasa also had a medrese and bath constructed.