ORTAÇAĞTÜRK MİMARİSİNİN ÖNEMLİBİR ESERİ: ESKİÇİNE - AHMED GAZİCÂMİİ

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The Old Çine – Ahmet Gazi Mosque, from Menteşe Principality
Period well-known for its revolutionary architectural style among
other West Anatolian Principalities, is a supreme example of, so-called,
mosques with single dome t aditionin the beginning of the 14 r
th
Century. Although, the edifice mentioned as Ahmet Gazi Mosque in the literature, having no inscription panel which indicates its construction
date or any repair if happened, the date of its waqf found in the archives of the General Directorate of Pious Endowments (V.G.M.) is
1308. However, this date refers that Ahmet Gazi doesn’t seem to be the
donor of the mosque. Ahmet Gazi, since he became the ruler of the
Menteşe Principality just before 1375. Therefore, it could be assumed
that he had been involved in the restoration of the mosque as once he
had in a restoration work for Menteşe Bey Tomb in Fethiye. Thus, in
this study, Ahmet Gazi Mosque is reevaluated and suggested that the
donor was Menteşoğlu Hızır Bey who was in power in the first half of
the 14
th
Century in Çine. The evaluation has been done by a further
examination of the history of the Menteşe Principality and by the considerations of the architectural similarities to Hızırşah Mosque in
Datça.