Ertuğrul Bey Mosque

Ertuğrul Mosque is a mosque located in Bursa. The mosque is situated on Cumhuriyet Street in Bursa, below Geyve Han.

History

The mosque was built in the name of Ertuğrul Çelebi, known as the eldest son and heir of Bayezid I. The prince, who was the Aydın sanjak bey, died in 1392. The Karamanids, Germiyanids, Menteşeids, and Aydinids are some of the beyliks founded on Bayezid I’s policy of ensuring Turkish unity in Anatolia. By incorporating these beyliks into the Ottoman realm, he aimed to secure Turkish unity in Anatolia. For this purpose, the prince Ertuğrul Bey was appointed as the Aydın sanjak bey. While fighting the Kadı Burhanettin Beylik, one of the powerful beyliks in Anatolia, the prince Ertuğrul Bey died in the Battle of Kırkdilim near Çorum in July 1392. The mosque, commissioned in his name after his body was brought to Bursa, was buried in its garden.

Structure of the Mosque

The mosque has been burned many times throughout history and has been repaired and altered. It also survived the 1855 earthquake with minor damage. The outer walls are built with rubble stone and rows of bricks. The main worship space of the rectangular‑plan mosque measures 9.97 × 10.40 metres. The enclosed final congregation area on the north façade measures 5.00 × 10.00 metres. The main worship space, covered with a wooden roof tiled with tiles, has a total of eighteen windows, both below and above. Its base consists of two rows of bricks and rubble stone, the body is plastered up to the cornice, and the minaret is attached to the western wall. It is known that the Karacabey Bazaar, the Old New Han, the Kazasker Bath, six shops and eight rooms constitute the endowment of this mosque.