Kastamonu Nasrullah Kadı Mosque

It was built in 1506 by the Kadi of Kastamonu during the reign of Bayezid II. Mehmet Akif Ersoy, our national poet, who traveled around Anatolia during the years of the War of Independence to gather support for the War of Independence and worked in Kastamonu and its districts between October 19 and December 24, 1920, gave his sermon, which was the manifesto of the National Struggle, in Nasrullah Kadı Mosque, and our National Anthem was also read here for the first time.

Nasrullah Kadı Mosque is a six-domed mosque type. In 1746, during the time of Reis'ul-Küttap Hacı Mustafa Efendi, 3 domes, the last congregation place, the women's mahfili and the munire madrasah were added to the mihrab axis. The fountain in the courtyard of the mosque, which was built as 2 water pools in 1506, was renovated and covered in 1752. The traces of the mosque's original minaret, which was destroyed in the earthquake, can be seen in the northwest corner of the building. The current minaret was built separately from the building in 1915.

Within the scope of the Restoration works of the mosque, cement-based joints and plasters were cleaned. As a result of plaster scraping on the dome and walls of the mosque, hand drawings dating back to the 19th century were found, and the findings were conserved and taken under protection. The original roof pulleys of the lead roof cover were exposed and the lead coating was renewed. The original wooden ceiling and door railings were cleaned, completed, and preserved. The iron joinery in the last congregation quarter was dismantled and closed with transparent joinery compatible with the facade layout. Original details were revealed in the fountain, which lost its facade aesthetics and proportions due to previous repairs. The renovated work was reopened for worship in 2016.