Ulucami

Ulucami is a name given to the grandest mosque of a Turkish city. Sometimes more recent mosques are even grander. But still the traditional name is kept.

Province Location Commissioner Date (grounbreaking)
Adana Adana Ulucami Halil Bey of Ramadanids-Piri Mehmet Pasha [Note 1] 1513
Aksaray Aksaray Ulucami Mehmet II of Karaman [Note 2] 1408
Bursa Bursa Ulucami Beyazıt I 1396
Diyarbakır Diyarbakır Ulucami Malikshah of Seljuks 1091 (?)
Elazığ Harput Ulucami Fahrettin Karaaslan od Artukids[Note 3] 1156
Kahramanmaraş Kahramanmaraş Ulucami Alaüdevle of Dulkadirids[Note 4] 1496
Mersin
Mersin Ulucami (Citizens) 1898
Tarsus Ulucami Ibrahim of Ramadanids 1579 (?)
Muğla Muğla Ulucami İbrahim of Menteşe[Note 5] 1340
Niğde Niğde Ulucami Zeynelettin Başara (Sanjakbey of Seljuks) 1233
Sivas Divriği Ulucami Ahmed of Mengujekids[Note 6] 1228
Uşak Uşak Ulucami Sulayman of Germiyanids[Note 7] 1419 (?)

Notes

  1. ^ Ramadanids was the name of a Turkmen dynasty in Turkey.
  2. ^ Karaman was the name of a Turkmen dynasty in Turkey.
  3. ^ Artukid was the name of a Turkmen dynasty in Turkey.
  4. ^ Dulkadir was the name of a Turkmen dynasty in Turkey.
  5. ^ Menteşe was the name of a Turkmen dynasty in Turkey.
  6. ^ Mengujek was the name of a Turkmen dynasty in Turkey.
  7. ^ Germiyan was the name of a Turkmen dynasty in Turkey.