Marmara İlahiyat Mosque

Marmara Theology Mosque (full name: Marmara University Faculty of Theology Abdullah Tivnikli Practice Mosque and Cultural Center), a mosque and cultural center located in the Üsküdar district of Istanbul.

Built in place of the previous mosque that was demolished due to earthquake risk, the Marmara Theology Mosque is located within the campus of Marmara University in Bağlarbaşı, Üsküdar. Opened for worship on 23 October 2015, the mosque is considered one of the important representatives of contemporary Turkish mosques. Together with its square and the cultural center below, it occupies an approximately 30,000 m² construction area and has a congregation capacity of 3,600 people. The architect is Hilmi Şenalp.

It was constructed in place of the Marmara University Theology Foundation Mosque, which was built in 1982 and demolished in 2012 because it was not earthquake-resistant. Directly in front of the mosque is the M5 Bağlarbaşı Metro Station. Access to the main worship space is provided via a wide front courtyard that opens from Mahir İz Street. This courtyard is used for funeral prayers. The four‑storey building, which is partially below street level, contains a foyer, conference hall, art gallery, classrooms, faculty offices, library and cafeterias.

The entire complex is set on a triangular area. On three sides of the area there are conference halls; on the western side there are ablution facilities that can accommodate 134 people simultaneously.

The mosque draws its inspiration from the rotational movement present throughout the universe. The two‑storey mosque, designed with a 20‑gon plan, has one floor above the square and the other floor underground. The two floors are reached from two separate main entrances; internal elevators and stairs provide access between the floors. Both floors of the mosque have a centrally planned layout covered by a dome. In the center of the upper floor, beneath the glazed opening of the dome, there is a fountain shaped like a mosque within the ablution pool.

The building has two minarets, 57.8 m high, located on the qibla wall, far from a classical minaret design. Instead of a balcony, the minarets feature a section composed of Turkish triangles shaped like baklava slices.