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The historic mosques within the Kocaeli Valley are also attracted by their decorative characteristics as well as by their architectural characteristics. Our article is one of the works of the Karamürsel Longundere (Osmaniye) Village Camii. Karamürsel Uzundere (Osmaniye) Village Camii found in minber, mihrap, mahfil and roof structural elements of wooden decorations show the late period characteristic of the Ottoman. The promised 20th century. It was built at the beginning. In our work, Karamürsel Uzundere (Osmaniye) Village Camii was studied on the site, photographs were taken, measurements were taken and the plan was provided from the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality. The archive registration documents of the mosque are provided from the Ankara Foundation General Directorate and the Ottoman Archive of the Presidency. In this study we will discuss the wood decorations found in the building elements of the mosque concerned. Technically in the decorations, geometric, objective, plant motives have been preferred and applied as the clay and applied techniques, as the clay element. Because Kocaeli province is close to the Black Sea, the samples of wooden clothes used in the mosque are more similar to the Black Sea area. The 19th village. Given that it was eventually established by the Caucasian expatriates, it is estimated that local masters and artists from Caucasian were hand-made to decorate the mosque. From here, a comparative detection of the wooden plants we study with motion will be made by determining the place in the Turkish wooden art.

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Historical mosques in Kocaeli Province attract attention their decorative features as well as their architectural features. Karamürsel Uzundere (Osmaniye) Village Mosque which is the article’s subject is one of these works. Wooden decorations in the building elements such as mimbar, miḥrāb, mahfil (gathering-place), and ceiling in Karamürsel Uzundere (Osmaniye) Village Mosque show the characteristics of the late Ottoman period. The mentioned mosque was built at the beginning of the 20th century. In our study, the Karamürsel Uzundere (Osmaniye) Village Mosque was examined on-site, its photographs were taken, its measurements were made, and its plan was obtained from Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality. Archive registration documents of the mosque were obtained from Ankara General Directorate of Foundations and Presidency Ottoman Archives. In this research, the wooden decorations in the building elements of the mosque will be discussed. Carving, openwork (lattice carving), repousse, and applique as technique were applied in decorations; also, geometric, object, and vegetable motifs as decoration item were preferred and applied. Similar examples of wooden decoration ones used in the mosque are mostly seen in the Black Sea Region since Kocaeli Province is close to the Black Sea. Considering that the village was founded by Caucasian immigrants at the end of the 19th century, it is estimated that mosque decorations were made by local artisans and craftsmen from the Caucasus. Thus, the importance of wooden decorations, examined by us, in Turkish wooden art will be determined, and a comparative determination will be carried out.