Abstract:

The Ottoman Empire brought many architectural works to every corner of Anatolia during the time from its founding to its collapse. The remains of these works show different features regarding the variety of plan types. While the empire tried to spread and imitate the artistic environment in the capital city of Istanbul throughout the country, this style in rural architecture gained distinction in the hands of local masters and would go on to form the classical regional architectural understandings. Located along the Silk Road, Erzurum’s location and proximity to other provinces also diversified the rural architecture of the region, with the northern districts in particular having interacted with the Black Sea Region and the interregional travels of local masters being among the most important factors that supported this. The Village is affiliated with the Aziziye District of Erzurum and represents some of the important works reflecting the Black Sea tradition in the region. The structure of the village’s mosque, whose history is fixed with its inscription, was built by a master from Bayburt between 1935-1938 during the Republican era. This claim is supported by the mihrab, minbar, pulpit, and decorative features of the building. This study aims to evaluate the architecture, interior architectural elements, and ornamental compositions of the mosque, which had remained unregistered until recently, and to determine the stylistic link between it and other Black Sea mosques. Thus, the study will use these determinations to also reveal the interregional interactions.

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