The Pir Mehmed Çelebi Camii (also called ‘Pazar Camii’ = Mosque of the Market).
Built in the 15th or 16th century. In the absence of a building inscription neither the date, nor the initiator is known. Why it is named after a sufi leader is also unknown. The mosque was fully restored recently.
The facade is decorated with geometric bric patterns. The porch is also the ‘Son cemaat yeri’ (= ‘area for those who came late’), where worshippers who reached the mosque late or at the last moment, will gather and fulfill their prayer duty. From the porch one enters directly into the modest prayer hall (6½ x 6½ m), which is covered by a small dome.
Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Source: ‘Vakıf Abideler ve eski Eserler’ - Vakıflar Genel Müdürlüğü, Ankara 1983 .