Yağ Cami

Yağ Cami - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Yağ Cami is a historical mosque located in the old town of Adana, Turkey.Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey The structure was originally built as the Surp Hagop Armenian Apostolic Church at the second half of the 13th century during the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. It was converted into a mosque in c.1380 by the Ramazanoğlu Bey Şihabeddin Ahmed, just after taking over the city. It is the oldest mosque in the city and later on formed part of the külliye that also includes a madrasah. Read more on Wikipedia

type: religious building
date from: 2nd half of the 13th century (as Surp Hagop Church)

Source: en.wikipedia.org