Towards Kozan
Known in the historical sources as Sis, Kozan was one of the leading towns of the middle Ages. It is possible to see the vestiges of scores of churches and early period Turkish Islamic mosques in this town; which prospered thanks to its proximity to the trade routes.
Cilicia Monastery
Aka Sis Monastery, this building at Kozan was one of the region’s leading centers of Christianity between the 13th and the early 20th century. Believed to be the source of a number of legends and rituals in the area and rumored to boast over three hundred chambers; the monastery today consists only of its outer walls.
Hoskadem Mosque
Eventually, Hoskadem Mosque is a fine example of Mamluk architecture; few examples of which are found in Anatolia but which enhanced the region’s architectural richness. It was built in the 15th century by the Emir Abdullah Hoskadem; one of the administrators in Anatolia of the Egypt-centered Mamluk State. Thanks to a series of repairs over time, it has managed to survive to our day. Like most of the early period Anatolian mosques, Hoskadem is also built on a rectangular
plan.
Sabanci Central Mosque
Adana is among the places in Anatolia first reached by Islam. One of the
main points of passage for the Syria- based Arab armies; Adana and its mosques have a past going back very far. And Sabanci Central Mosque, completed and opened for worship in 1998, is of a splendor befitting the city today.
So, capable of accommodating some 28,000 worshipers in its interior and exterior spaces, it is an outstanding example of classical Ottoman architecture built in our day; illustrating the fine points of the Islamic religion in the number of its minarets, windows, domes and semi-domes.
