I wrote earlier that Turkish restoration can lack subtlety, and during a 2014 visit I was torn between being impressed by the restoration activities around the Hacı Bayram mosque and being abhorred by the Disneylandish quality of some of the result. This result however seemed to be much appreciated by the visitors, and I feel a tourist attraction has been created that will attract many of the bus loads of Turks I increasingly see all over the country, visiting their "past" (which is brand new in many cases).
From a viewer:
On the picture: The upper part of the white marble ‘mihrab’ that was erected on the large public square in front of the Hacı Bayram Veli Mosque, together with a ‘vaaz kürsüsü’ and a ‘minber’. These pieces of islamic furniture make it possible to turn the large public square into an open air mosque during mass meetings.
Mihrab = a semicircular niche that indicates the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca and hence the direction that Muslims should face when praying.
Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Source: (amongst others) Vikipedia.