Teze Mosque, which was destroyed in the earthquake, will be restored
The 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş that occurred on February 6 caused great destruction and loss of thousands of lives in 11 provinces, while tens of cultural assets were destroyed or damaged.
Malatyaof the symbolic structures of Teze (New) MosqueWhile nearly 30 cultural assets, including .
«OUR PURPOSE IS TO RESTORE THE HISTORICAL ARTICLES TO BE RESTORED WITHOUT LOSSES»
The Head of Harput Citadel Excavation, who was assigned to determine the cultural assets affected by the earthquake in Malatya, Prof. Dr. İsmail Aytaç said, “After the February 6 earthquakes, our Ministry of Culture and Tourism immediately went to the field and started studies on the detection and status of cultural assets with various teams. In particular, current situations were quickly identified by many teams. In addition, our ministry has created teams for the ruined cultural assets and assigned us to the field. As the Harput Citadel excavation team, we had to re-examine the very worn or destroyed structures in Malatya and Elazig. We prepare documentation and forward-looking reporting works so that movable cultural assets are not lost in existing structures. Our aim is to restore these historical artifacts to be restored in the future with existing artifacts without any loss. For this, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism will have their current projects drawn by the relevant units in the future and will try to transfer these cultural assets to the city silhouette and to future generations. In this sense, like many teams, we are trying to do our part.”
«CLOSE TO 30 CULTURAL FEATURES IN MALATYA AFFECTED BY THE EARTHQUAKE»
Stating that they carry out studies throughout the city as a team, Aytaç said, “About 30 cultural assets have been identified in Malatya. We have identified 5 artifacts in these that have become wrecked or whose architectural plastic values need to be saved. We have completed our work on these in Old Malatya, and today we are working on the Yeni (Teze) Mosque. Here we made our due diligence. Tomorrow we will go to Doğanşehir and try to identify the works. We transfer all the information of these to the Malatya Museum, the portable ones. While the teams are working on other works, they will pay attention to them with the reports we have, and they will prepare a restoration project accordingly.
«It turned out that the mortar USED IN THE NEW MOSQUE IS NOT QUALIFIED»
Stating that the Yeni Mosque was able to survive despite being exposed to many earthquakes, Aytaç said, “The New Mosque was left unfinished before the 1909 earthquake and then continued. Despite many earthquakes, it has survived to the present day. In the 2020 Elazig earthquake, a part of its dome collapsed, and its restoration was completed by our ministry. When we look at the current state of the pile, we encountered the fact that the mortar was not of very high quality in the state it was first made 120 years ago. As my foresight, I think that it can be dismantled to the solid part of the existing walls and then restored with solid materials and binders. The mosque, which is in the center of the bazaar, is naturally the symbol of Malatya. It is one of the rare religious architectural works of the 19th century, which was planned in the form of four iwans with a central dome. It is famous for its poetry in its epitaph, and it draws attention with its water system, which is still in progress. Therefore, it is important that the New Mosque, which is one of the important works of our religious architecture at the beginning of the 20th century, should be built as a place of worship as faithfully as possible. For this purpose, Turkey has sufficient knowledge and personnel. I think that the budget will also be allocated, I hope we will be able to see the mosque open for worship soon. The issue of time is beyond me, and the relevant units will definitely bring the structure back to Malatya,” he said.
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The 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes that struck Kahramanmaraş on February 6 resulted in the destruction of tens of cultural assets and the loss of thousands of lives in 11 provinces. One of the affected provinces was Malatya, where nearly 30 cultural assets, including the Teze Mosque, were damaged or destroyed. The Head of Harput Citadel Excavation, Prof. Dr. İsmail Aytaç, who was tasked with assessing the cultural assets affected by the earthquake in Malatya, said that their aim is to restore these historical artifacts in the future without any loss. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism is currently creating teams for the ruined cultural assets and will transfer them to the city silhouette and to future generations. About 30 cultural assets have been identified in Malatya alone, and Aytaç has completed his work on the Teze Mosque and is now working on identifying more works in Doğanşehir. The mortar used in the construction of the Teze Mosque 120 years ago was not of very high quality which Aytaç suggests can be restored by dismantling it to the solid part of the existing walls and then rebuilding it with solid materials and binders. The New Mosque, which is one of the rare religious architectural works of the 19th century, is planned in the form of four iwans with a central dome, famous for its poetry in its epitaph, and draws attention with its water system. Therefore, it is essential that this important work of religious architecture is rebuilt as a place of worship as faithfully as possible, and the current restoration process has sufficient knowledge and personnel.
