Behrampasa Mosque

A nice, interesting mosque

Behram Pasha Mosque is a pretty large Ottoman mosque, built in the late 1500s. The building of the mosque was commissioned by Behram Pasha, who was in the General Governor of the Diyarbakir area of th...

Nice

One of the mosques of Diyarbakir, like some other buildings in it built out of black and white stone. Quite nice.

worth a visit

This is Diyarbakir's largest mosque and, after the Grand Mosque, probably the prettiest. The dome is impressive and beautiful blue Iznik tiles girdle the interior. The outside entrance way is impres...

Impressive mosque blending Ottoman and local styles

After the Ulu Camii (Great Mosque), this is probably the largest and most impressive mosque in Diyarbakir. Incredibly, but perhaps fittingly, it was built by the great Ottoman imperial architect Mimar...

Tranquil Mosque, Dangerous City

My husband and I visited this mosque just prior to prayer time and it was lovely sitting in the beautiful entrance courtyard. Unfortunately, Diyarbakir is a very difficult city for a variety of polit...