Abdülhalim Mosque
Changes after its construction
- It was built in 1860 as the Rifai Lodge.
- It was converted into a mosque in 1926 in accordance with the law of closing the DervishLodges and Zawiyas.
- In the 1940s, it was the only place of worship in Kozyatağı.
- In 1955, under the leadership of Sefer Kalfa, the worn-out parts were repaired andenlarged, and a concrete minaret was built instead of the wooden one.
- Since it was not possible to expand the mosque, Kozyatağı Mehmet Çavuş Mosque wasbuilt nearby in 1992 and opened for worship in 1997.
- In 2015, it was restored to its original state and started to serve as a women’s Qurancourse.
Prominent features
- It is a mosque with a single minaret and a single balcony.
- In order to enlarge the mosque, a concrete pillar was added to the rear wall, the roof wasraised and a small upper gallery (Sermahfil) for women was added.
- The tiles in the middle of the left side wall show the alignment of the old roof of themosque.
- Its first minaret was made of wood, but the current concrete minaret was built by SeferKalfa in 1955.
- Sefer Kalfa made great efforts in the construction of the mosque and later served as theheadman of Kozyatağı for many years.
