Tavukçu Mosque

Tavukçu Chapel is a 15th‑century place of worship in the Şehreküstü district of Bursa.

It is a structure with masonry walls, a spiked eave and a wooden roof. The building, sold in 1938 to be used as a residence, was used for many years with the ground floor as a shop and the upper floor as a house, then was expropriated in 2011 and opened for worship after being restored.

Architectural features

The chapel is built on an area of 227 square metres. With a rectangular plan of 105 square metres floor area, the chapel was later converted into two floors. The main body walls are rubble stone with mud mortar. The intermediate walls are adobe fill between wooden roof beams.

History

It is thought to have been built in the first half of the 15th century; the exact construction date is unknown. While registered in the name of the Bezirganzade Mehmet Foundation, it was put up for auction in 1938 and sold by public bidding to a citizen named İsmail Hakkı. Until 2011 the building, which appeared in records as a house, remained among the neighbourhood shops. The eastern part of the building, used by cobblers as a warehouse and shop, fell into ruin

The chapel was expropriated in 2011 by a protocol signed between the Foundations Regional Directorate and the Bursa Governorship. After the completion of bureaucratic procedures, the areas left as park and road were also incorporated into the mosque area and restored. The building was opened for worship in 2014.