Yunus Bey Mosque
{{Short description|Historical mosque in Komotini, Greece}}
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| caption = Ruins of the former mosque in 2012
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| location = Komotini, Rhodope, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
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| country = Greece
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The Yunus Bey Mosque ({{langx|el|Τέμενος Γιούνους Μπέη}}, from {{langx|tr|Yunus Bey Camii}}) is an Ottoman-era former mosque in a ruinous state, located in the town of Komotini, Western Thrace, in Greece.{{cite web| language = Turkish | access-date = December 3, 2022 | date = June 10, 2020 | url = https://www.milletgazetesi.gr/yunanistan/yunanistanda-onlarca-cami-ibadete-kapatildi-bazilari-kiliseye-donusturuldu | website = milletgazetesti.gr | title = Yunanistan'da onlarca cami ibadete kapatıldı, bazıları kiliseye dönüştürüldü | trans-title = Dozens of mosques in Greece were closed for worship, some of them converted into churches}}
Description
The former mosque was built in what is now the Nea Mosynoupoli district of Komotini.{{cite web | website = mapio.net | url = https://mapio.net/wiki/Q16331057-el/ | access-date = December 3, 2022 | language = Greek | title =Τέμενος Γιουνούς Μπέη | trans-title = The Yunus Bey Mosque}} It is located fifty metres east of the Poşpoş Tekke. It was built following the Ottoman conquest of Thrace, but the exact year Yunus Bey was erected remains unknown. Today, only its four outer walls and a door survive. The mosque's roof and all inner walls have collapsed. The interior is now used as a playground by local children.{{sfn|Western Thrace Minority University Graduates Association|2009|page=9}}{{cite web | url = https://www.abttf.org/bati-trakya.php?id=61&lang=gr | access-date = November 27, 2022 | language = Greek | website = abttf.org | title = Ιστορικά και Αρχιτεκτονικά Μνημεία | trans-title = Historical and Architectural Monuments | author = European Federation of Western Thrace Turks}}
In accordance with the expropriation plans of the municipality of Komotini, an estimated 41,25 m² of land of the plot of Yunus Bey is to be expropriated.{{sfn|Western Thrace Minority University Graduates Association|2009|page=4}} This is based on the Komotini city plans that were drawn in 1993, which included several other mosques and masjids.{{sfn|Western Thrace Minority University Graduates Association|2009|page=4}}
See also
References
Bibliography
- {{cite book | author = Western Thrace Minority University Graduates Association | title = Mosques in Western Thrace | location =Vienna | publisher = Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe | date = July 9, 2009 | url = https://www.osce.org/odihr/38055}}
External links
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Category:Ottoman mosques in Greece
Category:Buildings and structures in Komotini