Fatih Camii

Peaceful

Wondering jn the orthisari area i was lucky that to see this beautiful mosque which was a church during the byzantine era. And become a mosque by fatih the conqueror.

Ottoman era

The Fatih Mosque (Turkish: Fatih Camii, "Conqueror's Mosque") is a mosque in Ortahisar district of Trabzon Province, Turkey. It was originally built in Byzantine times as Church. It was built sometime...

An age-old sanctuary

Since my first visit in 2014, Fatih Mosque has been restored. It lies in Ortahisar, in a village-like neighbourhood. A minaret was added to the former Byzantine church when Fatih Sultan Mehmet conquer...

Once the main church of the Empire of Trebizond

Once this mosque used to be the main church of the Empire of Trebizond, which was created after the fall of Constantinople to the 4th crusade in 1204 and which was conquered by Mehmet Fatih (hence the...

Здесь короновались императоры

Бывшая византийская базилика расположена у входа в крепость. Во внутреннем убранстве нынешней мечети ничто не напоминает о том, что это был главный храм Трапезундской империи Великих Коминов. Рядом пр...