Faith / Mosque
Şirvani Mosque
Şahinbey, Gaziantep
A historic mosque just southwest of the castle, known for its two-balcony minaret and its sliding minbar set into the wall; its post-earthquake repairs were completed in 2025.
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Its story
Commissioned by Şirvani Mehmet Efendi, the mosque was built before 1677 and is counted among the city's oldest mosques. Because its minaret was in the past the only minaret with two balconies among Gaziantep's historic mosques, it is also popularly known as the 'İki Şerefeli Camii' (Two-Balcony Mosque). The front of the mihrab in the two-section building with a transverse rectangular plan is covered by a dome, and the other sections by cross vaults; as in the Boyacı and Ömeriye mosques, a sliding minbar that can move into and out of a recess in the wall can also be seen here. The mosque, whose dome and east wall collapsed in the 2023 earthquakes, reopened in September 2025 after a restoration carried out by the Foundations directorate, with its minaret renewed faithfully to the original.
Key facts
- Period
- 17th century (before 1677)
- Admission
- Free
- Getting there
- Southwest of Gaziantep Castle
- Visit duration
- 20 minutes
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
Location
37.06595, 37.38179
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Şirvan_Camii | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Şirvani_Mosque | https://cumha.com.tr/gaziantepte-emine-goegus-mutfak-muzesi-ve-depremde-hasar-goeren-tarihi-yapilar-onarilarak-yeniden-acildi | https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/237059811