Vaniköy Mosque, often known as the “Pearl of the Bosporus,” constructed within the late Seventeenth century, reopened Friday following 2.5 years of meticulous restoration work in a ceremony attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Located alongside one of many scenic waterfronts of the Bosporus the historic mosque was constructed by Vani Mehmet Efendi in 1670 in the course of the reign of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed IV.
Deriving its identify from the japanese province of Van, the realm the place the mosque is located was granted to Mehmet Efendi by Sultan Mehmed IV to determine a Turkish village. Since Mehmed Efendi was born and raised in Van, he was known as “Vani,” roughly referring to the individual from Van province. Since Vani Mehmed Efendi ruled this space, it has been remodeled into “Vaniköy,” or Vani’s village.
Speaking on the opening ceremony of the mosque that after hosted many sultans and was practically destroyed within the fireplace, President Erdoğan referred to the mosque as one of many symbols of the historic Usküdar district, recalling that the mosque endured extreme injury in the course of the unlucky occasion.
Erdoğan additionally famous that the picket roof of the mosque, in addition to the inside part together with the mahfil space, have been destroyed in the course of the fireplace, underlining that though the “exploitation of the certain circles” following the unlucky occasion passed off, they “did not listen to any of them” and have as a substitute initiated the restoration course of.
“We took action quickly to revive this rare artifact, which is the legacy of the ancestors, with the mission of loyalty to the city. A restoration protocol was signed between our Istanbul Foundations’ 2nd Regional Directorate, Mehmet Vani Foundation and Kalyon Foundation,” he added.
“The Vaniköy Mosque, one of the symbolic architectural structures of not only Üsküdar but also Istanbul, was the heart of this region for three and a half centuries until it was destroyed in a fire. It has been one of the places en route of the sultans’ visits since the 18th century. I extend my good wishes that the mosque’s reopening for worshippers will benefit our district and Istanbul,” the president famous.
Other excessive state officers, together with Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, Governor of Istanbul Davut Gül, Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun, and ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Istanbul Provincial Chairperson Osman Nuri Kabaktepe attended the ceremony.
Located on the coastal space between the famed Beylerbeyi Palace and Adile Sultan Palace, the mosque revived from the ashes depicts its former authentic look overlooking the physique of mesmerizing blue waters.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
