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Şehitlik Mosque

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Şehitlik Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationBerlin, Germany
Architecture
Architect(s)Hilmi Şenalp
Groundbreaking1999
Completed2005
Specifications
Capacity1500
Dome height (outer)21.3 m
Minaret(s)2
Minaret height37.1 m

The Şehitlik Mosque is a Sunni mosque in Berlin, Germany, operated by Ditib.[1][2]

Completed in 2005, the mosque building was designed in an Ottoman revival style by Hilmi Şenalp. The four storied building can house 1500 worshipers. The complex also includes a cultural center, and an information and meeting center.

Graves of Cemal Azmi and Bahattin Şakir in the cemetery

The mosque took its name from the Turkish cemetery, which was laid out as a diplomatic cemetery back in 1866. Among the graves of honor there are those for the Armenian genocide perpetrators Cemal Azmi and Bahattin Şakir, which was criticized by Kurdish-German politician Giyasettin Sayan [de] in 2005.[3]

History

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The foundation stone for the building took place in 1999, and the mosque was completed in 2005. It was designed by Hilmi Şenalp.[4]

The mosque was also the target of four arson attacks in 2010. In 2011, the perpetrator was arrested and sentenced to two years and nine months in prison.[5]

Architecture

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Interior of the mosque; The mihrab and minbar can be seen.

The mosque was modeled on Ottoman architecture from the 16th and 17th centuries. The mosques has two minarets of height 37.1 m, and a main dome of height 21.3 m.

References

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  1. ^ "Şehitlik Mosque and the Islamic Cemetery at Columbiadamm: Islam in Public Space. Studia Religiologica, 2019, 52(1) 63-77". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  2. ^ Mengelkoch, Arnold. "Moscheen in Neukölln und ihre Angebote" (PDF). Bezirksamt Neukölln von Berlin. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-10-06.
  3. ^ Hofmann, Tessa (2020). "A Hundred Years Ago: The Assassination of Mehmet Talaat (15 March 1921) and the Berlin Criminal Proceedings against Soghomon Tehlirian (2/3 June 1921): Background, Context, Effect" (PDF). International Journal of Armenian Genocide Studies. 5 (1): 67–90. doi:10.51442/ijags.0009. ISSN 1829-4405.
  4. ^ "Masjid Sehitlik Tertua di Jerman". Republika Online (in Indonesian). 2017-12-19. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  5. ^ Berlin, Berliner Morgenpost- (2011-07-06). "Berliner Moscheen-Brandstifter muss ins Gefängnis". www.morgenpost.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-01-30.

Bibliography

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  • Rochus Wiedemer: Die Şehitlik-Moschee in Berlin-Neukölln. Neoosmanische Pastiche und bauliches Zeugnis einer lokalen Geschichte des Islam. In: INSITU 2018/2, S. 317–328.
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