Çapanoğlu Mosque is located in a central part of the city, in the İstanbulluoğlu neighborhood, near Cumhuriyet Square. The building, popularly known as the Grand Mosque or Grand Mosque, is one of the important examples in Anatolia of the Turkish architectural style that emerged under European influence during the Ottoman Empire Period.
The first part of the mosque, which was built on two different dates, is called “inside mosque”, and the part built afterwards is called “outside mosque”.
According to the inner inscription on the middle door of the sanctuary, the section called the interior mosque, which constitutes the southern part of the building, was built by Çapanoğlu Mustafa Bey, the governor of the Bozok sanjak, in 1193 (1779). The space, which was added to this section from the north and called the “outer mosque”, was built in 1208 (1793-94) by Mustafa Bey’s brother Süleyman Bey, as understood from the inscription on the door opening to the present-day entrance portico.
Tomb
It is a structure made of white cut stone with a small dome, protruding from the main walls, in the northeast corner where the inner and outer mosques meet. The tomb is entered through a round arched door that opens into the outer mosque. There are 18 sarcophagi of various sizes in the building. These sarcophagi belong to the Çapanoğlu family and Yozgat notables.
The mosque is one of the most important examples of Turkish baroque in Anatolia with its interior decoration and architectural style.
According to the inner inscription on the middle door of the sanctuary, the section called the interior mosque, which constitutes the southern part of the building, was built by Çapanoğlu Mustafa Bey, the governor of the Bozok sanjak, in 1193 (1779).
The white-bearded, mortal-looking Hızır disappears there. People believe that Hızır Aleyhisselam is in Çapanoğlu (Great) Mosque every Friday and Kandil prayers.
Çapanoğulları Family Tomb - Yozgat
The tomb located in the Istanbulluoğlu District of Yozgat center; It is a small-domed, cubic, white cut stone structure that protrudes from the main walls in the northeast corner of the Çapanoğlu Mosque, where the first part and the second part meet.
The mosque, built of cut stone, consists of two parts: inner and outer mosque. Rectangular planned inner mosque 15.15 m. It is covered with a dome of diameter.
The outer mosque was built by Süleyman Bey, the brother of Çapanoğlu Mustafa Bey, and added to the mosque in 1794. A third door was added to the mosque, which had two doors when it was first built, in 1964.
The mosque has a single balconied minaret and has a square planned tomb on its eastern facade. There are 18 sarcophagi belonging to the Çapanoğlu Family and Yozgat notables in the tomb.
The mosque is one of the most important examples of Turkish baroque in Anatolia with its interior decoration and architectural style. There are building paintings on both sides of the outermost entrance of the mosque. The pulpit, made of marble with colored veins, is decorated like a jewel with baroque motifs.
One of the rare examples of Turkish baroque architecture in Anatolia. The mosque consists of two parts. These sections are called inner mosque and outer mosque. The inner mosque is made of cut stone and covered with a large dome. The outer mosque was added to the north of the inner mosque and has a more colorful and ornate appearance. The mosque is surrounded by a courtyard wall on four sides, and there is the tomb of the Çapanoğlu Family on the eastern side of the courtyard.
There are 18 sarcophagi in the tomb. When you visit Çapanoğlu Mosque, you will be amazed by the hand-carved decorations inside the mosque. It looks like a work of art, decorated with acanthus leaves, C and S curves, seashell motifs, curved branches, leaves, flowers and fruits on the mihrab, pulpit, dome and walls. The 54 windows of the mosque illuminate the interior and give a spacious atmosphere. You can discover Yozgat's local delicacies, handicrafts and culture in the bazaar around the mosque. Çapanoğlu Mosque is among the structures that have become the symbol of Yozgat.
The building, popularly known as the Grand Mosque or Grand Mosque, is one of the important examples in Anatolia of the Turkish architectural style that emerged under European influence during the Ottoman Empire Period. The first part of the mosque, which was built on two different dates, is called "inside mosque", and the part built afterwards is called "outside mosque".
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