The Erdoğdu Bey mosque at Trabzon has been repaired many times and has lost its features to a great extent. It was built in 1577 by Erdoğdu Bey, governor of Trabzon, in the quarter that carries his name.
What is worth looking at is the mihrab: its niche has a muqarnas hood, with a rosette in each spandrel and a band of inscription above. The date 1899 found there belongs to the mosque's last repair. The minbar is wooden and was left plain.
Getting there
- Access
- The mosque is in the Erdogdu quarter of central Trabzon.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Trabzon as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 7.3 °C in February to 23.5 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June, July, August, September and October; rainfall is heaviest in October (113 mm) and lightest in July (37 mm). Long-term means for 1927-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
