The Şehitlik Mosque is a

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mosque in

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, operated by Ditib. 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. Turk Sehitlik Camii 29

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

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perpetrators

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, which was criticized by Kurdish-German politician in 2005.

History

The foundation stone for the building took place in 1999, and the mosque was completed in 2005. It was designed by Hilmi Şenalp. The mosque was also the target of four

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attacks in 2010. In 2011, the perpetrator was arrested and sentenced to two years and nine months in prison.

Architecture

The mosque was modeled on

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from the 16th and 17th centuries. The mosques has two minarets of height , and a main dome of height .

References

Bibliography

* 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.

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Mosques in Berlin DITIB mosque