The Kurşunlu Mosque stands on the northwest skirt of the inner castle at Erzurum and was built in 1701 by the seyhulislam Feyzullah Efendi. Its proper name is the Feyziye Mosque; the name Kurşunlu, meaning leaded, was given later because the dome is covered with lead. It is cut stone on a square plan, covered by a dome resting on an eight-sided drum, and its porch has four stone columns and three domes. The mihrab is stone with muqarnas, and the wooden minbar is one of the finer examples of Turkish woodwork.
The medrese, built at the same time and forming a complex with the mosque, is also known as the Feyziye Medrese. It is built of regular cut stone, and thirteen of its cells survive; the three at the southeast corner were added during later repairs. The eight cells running parallel to the east wall are covered with barrel vaults, and each cell has one or two windows opening to the west. The medrese was restored in 2006. The complex is on the Menderes Caddesi route in the centre of Erzurum.
Getting there
- Access
- On Menderes Caddesi in the centre; reached on foot or by public transport from many parts of the city.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Erzurum as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from -9.1 °C in January to 19.6 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in July and August; rainfall is heaviest in May (73 mm) and lightest in August (18 mm). Long-term means for 1929-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
