Harput Grand Mosque
The exact date of construction of Harput Great Mosque, which is built on an area of 2000 square meters in the old Cami Kebir District in Harput, is not known. However, in the tax inscription, it is accepted that it was built by the Harput ruler Fahrettin Karaaslan between 1156-1157. Harput Ulu Mosque is one of the oldest Turkish mosques in Anatolia. The mosque was restored in 1899, 1905, 1996. The interior of the Harput Great Mosque consists of three parts: the inner courtyard, the narthex and the inner mosque. The rectangular planned walls are made of rubble stone, the dome arches and minaret are built of brick, and the mosque has two doors. The minaret of the mosque stands in a curved shape. According to some, this minaret, which was built with a thick body and gradually narrowing, was deliberately built in a curve, according to others, the minaret turned into a curved shape after an earthquake. The mosque does not have a construction inscription. The eleven-line Arabic tax inscription embedded in a niche in the wall on the northern wing of the courtyard, above the arch foot and between the pointed arch eyes, informs that it was built between 1156-1157 by the Artuqid Sultan Karslan bin Davud bin Sökmen bin Artuk.
