Yeni Mosque, Thessaloniki

The Yeni Mosque (Greek: Γενί Τζαμί, from Turkish: Yeni Cami, "New Mosque") is a historical mosque in Thessaloniki, Greece. It was built by Italian architect Vitaliano Poselli in 1902 for the city's Dönmeh community, crypto-Jewish converts to Islam. However, when the Donmeh left the city during the population exchange between Greece and Turkey, it was used to house the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki in 1925.[1] Today it serves as an exhibition center.

Yeni Mosque
Γενί Τζαμί
General information
LocationThessaloniki, Greece
Coordinates40°36′56″N 22°57′24″E
Completed1902
Design and construction
Architect(s)Vitaliano Poselli
Front view

In April 2024, for the first time after 102 years, the mosque opened for the Muslim population of the city on the occasion of the Ramazan Bayram.[2]

  • Yeni Mosque
  • Post card
    Post card
  • Mihrab, interior
    Mihrab, interior
  • Interior
    Interior
  • Seal
    Seal

See also

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yeni Mosque Thessaloniki.
  1. The Dönmeh: the Judeo-Islamic Mystery of Thessaloniki Archived 2010-10-13 at the Wayback Machine, Albena Shkodrova, Balkan Travellers.com
  2. "Θεσσαλονίκη: Άνοιξε το Γενί Τζαμί για το ραμαζάνι για πρώτη φορά μετά το 1922" [Thessaloniki: The Yeni Mosque opened for the Ramazan for the first time since 1922]. news247.gr (in Greek). April 10, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
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