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Changes After Construction
In 1930, the empty church was converted into a mosque.
Restored by the efforts of local people in 2005. It also underwent extensive restoration in the early 2000s.
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Before World War I (1914-1918), it was known as the Alemdağ Surp Nişan Armenian Church.
It is a rectangular, centrally planned building with a single minaret.
The roof is covered with a hipped roof covered with bricks on the outside and a barrel vault (a roof covered with a half-cylinder shape) on the inside.
On the west side of the Harim are the main entrance and the women's gallery.
The window openings on the main walls of the building provide light to the Harim.
It is considered a fine example of “devshirme” mosque (structures converted from churches into mosques) architecture.
