Yivli Minaret and Kesik Minare mosque Antalya Guide

Yivli Minaret (Alaaddin Mosque, Center):
It is located in the centre of Antalya. It is the Alaaddin minaret of the mosque, was converted into a mosque in 1230 by the Seljuk Sultan Alaaddin Keykubad.Catching his eyes at first glance, Yivli Minaret as a symbol of the city. As its structure is cut in slices of bricks, and built with 8 pieces of semi-finished - cylindrical form, it is known as Yivli Minaret. Very thick body had won an aesthetic structure under this grooves. Turquoise and dark blue coloured Allah, and Mohammed words are written, each direction of the floor.





Kesik Minare Mosque (Korkut Mosque - Cami - i Kebir, Center):
Seljuk-term work of art, the mosque was built earlier than Panagelia church on behalf of the Virgin of Byzantium during the 5th AD, and turned into a mosque by Şehzade Korkut during Bayezit II. It is also known as Korkut mosque or Cami-i Kebir, for this reason. It will be renamed as Kesik minaret of the mosque was destroyed after a fire in 1851.