Şakirin Mosque (pronounced Shakirin) is a

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. The building is located at one of the entrances of the historic

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. It was built by the Semiha Şakir Foundation in memory of İbrahim Şakir and Semiha Şakir and opened on 7 May 2009. According to newspaper reports, it is the most carbon-neutral mosque in Turkey.

History

The mosque's

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was Hüsrev Tayla, known for his work on

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and for his

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work. Its

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er was Zeynep Fadıllıoğlu, a great-niece of Semiha Şakir, and also according to newspaper reports, the first female interior designer of a mosque, as well as the first woman to design a mosque in modern Turkey. Construction of the mosque took four years. It is 10,000 square meters in area. It has two

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s, each 35 meters high, and a dome of aluminum composite. The

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on the interior of the dome was written by Semih İrteş. The large windows on three sides of the prayer hall were designed by Orhan Koçan. The

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is acrylic and was designed by Tayfun Erdoğmuş. Decorative motifs are derived from

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art. The large, asymmetrical

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has waterdrop-shaped glass globes made by Nahide Büyükkaymakçı, "reflecting a prayer that Allah's light should fall on worshipers like rain," and the women's section is designed especially to allow a clear view of the chandelier. The fountain in the courtyard was designed by William Pye. The mosque is built over a parking garage and also includes an exhibition area. The mosque's architect is believed to be the first woman to design a mosque in modern times.

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Sakirin Mosque, designed by Zeynep Fadillioglu - Article Blog LeMonde.fr

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