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{{Short description|Historical mosque in Adana, Turkey}}
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| district              = Seyhan Müftülüğü
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| consecration_year     = late 14th century
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'''Yağ Cami''' is a historical mosque located in the old town of [[Adana]], [[Turkey]].<ref>[http://www.kultur.gov.tr/TR/BelgeGoster.aspx?F6E10F8892433CFF679A66406202CCB02355FA44949AC48E Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey]</ref> 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 [[Ramazanids|Ramazanoğlu]] [[Bey]] Şihabeddin Ahmed,<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://bolgegazetesi.com.tr/yazittaki-cedde-sozcugu-yag-camideki-gizi-sakliyor/|title=Yazıttaki 'Cedde' sözcüğü Yağ Camideki gizli saklıyor.|author=Nurettin Çelmeoğlu| publisher=Bölge Gazetesi| access-date=20 February 2020}}</ref> 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]].
== History ==
[[File:Adana Oil Mosque 1820.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Main entrance]]
Surp Hagop Church was built at the second half of 13th century as an [[Armenian Apostolic Church]], after Armenian re-gaining of the city from the [[Byzantine Empire]].<ref name="Akunq">[https://akunq.net/tr/?p=9872 ''Küçük Ermeni Ansiklopedisi'', 1.Cilt, Yerevan, 1990]</ref> Adana was ceded to the [[Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo)|Mamluk Sultanate]] in 1359 and in the next decades, many Turkish families moved to the city. To practice their religious duties, the church was converted into a mosque in around 1380 by the Ramazanoğlu Bey Şihabeddin Ahmed  and was re-named the Grand Mosque (tr=Ulu Camii). From early 16th century, the mosque was known as Eski mosque ({{langx|en|'''Old mosque'''}}), after the construction of the larger [[Great Mosque (Adana)|Ulu Camii]]. The mosque was renovated in 1501 by [[Gıyâseddîn Halil Bey]].<ref name="Yag Camii">{{Cite web| url=http://www.turkeycentral.com/articles/featured_article.php?article_id=49|title=History of Adana}}</ref> Later, his son Piri Mehmet Paşa built its minaret in 1525 and its [[madrasah]] in 1558.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.kenthaber.com/akdeniz/adana/seyhan/Rehber/cami-ve-mescitler/eski-cami-yag-camisi|title = Eski Camii(Yağ Camisi) (Turkish)|publisher=Kenthaber Kültür Kurulu|access-date=4 February 2008}}</ref> From mid 19th century, the mosque became known with the current name, Yağ, which derived from Yağup; the Arabic version of the name Hagop.<ref name="HrantAdana">{{cite web |url=https://hrantdink.org/attachments/article/1398/Adana_Raporu_new.pdf |title=Ermeni Kültür Varlıklarıyla Adana |publisher=HDV Yayınları |access-date=12 March 2020}}</ref>
==Architecture==
[[File:Adana Oil Mosque 1821.jpg|thumb|left|175px|View from entrance]]
[[File:Adana Oil Mosque 1831.jpg|thumb|right|175px|Mosque interior]]
===Mosque===
The praying area has a rectangular shape and it is split into five naves with four rows of columns. The [[mihrab]] of the mosques is the apsis that remained from former church. The gate of the mosques is of yellow and black colored stone and is an important work of art.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.incirlik.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123136416| title=A look into Adana's history by Incirlik Air Base| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722180538/http://www.incirlik.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123136416| archive-date=2011-07-22}}</ref>
[[File:Adana Oil Mosque 1854.jpg|thumb|right|175px|Mosque exterior]]
===Madrasah===
The medrese is located in the courtyard of the mosque. There are classrooms, cells (bedrooms) and a kitchen in the [[madrasah]]. Classrooms are covered with domes and cells have cradle arches. Arcades in front of the cells are great samples of wooden artwork.
== References ==
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{{Mosques in Turkey}}
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[[Category:Mosques in Adana]]
[[Category:Landmarks in Adana]]
[[Category:Eastern Orthodox church buildings in Turkey]]
[[Category:13th-century mosques]]
[[Category:13th-century churches]]