Gümüşlü Mosque

The Gümüşlü Mosque in Amasya is traditionally dated to 1326, which would make it one of the earliest Ottoman-era mosques to survive in the city, founded for Gümüşlüzade Taceddin Mahmut Çelebi. Over the centuries the structure has been repeatedly damaged and rebuilt: an earthquake forced reconstruction in 1491, a fire required further rebuilding in 1612, and another renovation followed in 1688, with an extension added in 1903 and a further restoration carried out in 1988. Because of this long history of repair, little of the earliest fabric survives in its original form. An inscription above the entrance portal, referencing the later viziers Yörgüç Paşa and Rüstem Paşa, has added to scholarly debate over who actually commissioned the building. Despite the uncertainty over its true patron, it is regarded as architecturally significant as the earliest dated structure among Amasya's Ottoman religious buildings. Today the mosque is often kept closed outside of prayer times.