Mardin Zairi (Şeyh Muhammed Zarrar) Cami

Abstract

Sheigh Muhammed Zarrar Mosque is located on the hill where Sheigh Muhammed Zırrar cemetery is located, south of Necmeddin District in the Artuklu District of Mardin. It is registered to the Secaattin and Mehmet Zerran Foundation. The building is referred to as "Muhammed ed-Dırâr Masjid-i Şerîfi", "Sheikh Mehmed Oki Masjid" in Ottoman Archive documents. The Zairi Mosque was built by Emir Şüca'ed-din Raşid in the Artuqid Period in the 14th century and was repaired by Ali el-Ensari in the Ottoman Period in H.1326- M.1908. We learn about the history of the building, its period and its founder from the stone foundation found in the mosque. Mardin, located in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey, gained importance over time as it was located at the crossroads of trade routes. For this reason, the city has become a frequent destination for many travelers, geographers, and scientists since the Islamic period. Especially 11-13. between the centuries, Artuqids chose Mardin as its capital, and with the reconstruction activities carried out, the city gained its physical and architectural texture. In the architectural activities carried out by the Ottomans in Mardin, Ottoman Architecture could not fully show its own character. The architectural tradition of the Artuqids continued in the religious and social buildings built in this period. In our thesis, Sheigh Muhammed Zarrar Mosque, has been examined in terms of its plan, architectural and ornamental features. Historical and physical data related to the building were conveyed in detail; The features seen in the work were tried to be evaluated by comparing them with the Artuqid and Ottoman Period buildings in Mardin.