Sabancı Central Mosque, Adana

Sabancı Central Mosque, Adana

The largest mosque in Turkey built jointly by the Turkish Religious Foundation and the Sabancı foundation in the southern province of Adana. The exterior of the mosque is similar to the Sultan Ahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) in Istanbul, while the interior decoration resembles the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne. The construction of the Mosque, which has a capacity of 28,500, was started in 1988; however it went into service in 1998. The mosque is built on a total of 52,600 square meters of land and has a closed area of 6,600 square meters.
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