Kalkan Koca Mustafa Camii

About Kalkan Koca Mustafa Camii

Kalkan Koca Mustafa Camii is a mosque on Yalıboyu Sokak in Kalkan, Kaş, housed in a former church. The Ministry of National Education venue guide records that it was built in 1888, in the reign of Abdülhamit II, by the Greek Orthodox community of Kalkan as the Church of the Virgin Mary (Meryem Ana Kilisesi). It is a single-nave basilica of rough-hewn stone, with the dome, vault and narthex typical of its period. In 1934 it was converted into a mosque by Mustafa Kocakaya, son of Koca Mustafa, and it is now known as Koca Mustafa Camii. A minaret replaced the old bell tower, and a mihrab, minbar and gallery for women were added. The guide notes that it is open both for worship and to visitors.