Ömer Efendi Camii was built in 1404-05 by the man it is named after, but almost nothing of that building survives. It was renewed in 1872 with contributions from the townspeople, and the repairs made since have, in the directorate's own words, cost it its originality entirely: the body walls were pulled down and rebuilt.
What stands now is rectangular in plan, built of cut stone under a wooden roof. During the rebuilding of the walls and the roof the minaret was raised in part and partly enclosed within the roof; it has a round shaft and a single balcony.
Getting there
- Access
- The mosque is in the Kahya quarter of Hayrabolu.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Tekirdağ as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 4.9 °C in January to 23.9 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June, July, August, September and October; rainfall is heaviest in December (79 mm) and lightest in August (15 mm). Long-term means for 1940-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
