Haci Bayram Mosque
The most famous mosque in Ankara goes back to the poet and founder of the order Haci Bayram. Today, the Haci Bayram Mosque, named after the famous dervish, is a kind of pilgrimage site for Sufists, as Haci Bayram's tomb is also located in the mosque.
The Foundation of the Bairami Order
Basically, the story of the Haci Bayram Mosque begins before the founding of the Bairami Order. The life of Haji Bayram, who came from a small village near Ankara, was changed by his spiritual guide Somunja Baba. After a joint pilgrimage to Mecca, during which Bayram continued to study Sufism in depth, his faith intensified and after the death of his spiritual guide in 1412, Bayram became a scholar himself and returned to Ankara as a sheikh of the order. He built a dervish lodge in Ankara, on the site of which the Haci Bayram Mosque was built between 1427 and 1428 in honour of the renowned Salafist.
The mausoleum of the order leader
Right next to the Haci Bayram Mosque is the mausoleum of Haci Bayram Türbesi. This is the last resting place of the spiritual leader. The mausoleum is as worth seeing as the mosque itself. All year round, the tomb of Haci Bayram attracts devout Sufists from all over the world, the spiritual leader who founded the Bairami Order in Ankara in 1400. Today, the biography of Haci Bayram is also posted in Turkish, so that the life story of this extraordinary man is not forgotten.
The mosque and its historical surroundings
The historic mosque complex inspires with its architecture. Visitors are particularly impressed by the loving details such as hand-carved ornaments on doors, the ornate dome of the Türbe, the wood-panelled ceilings, impressive paintings, glamorous chandeliers and historic stained glass windows. But not only the Haci Bayram Mosque is one of the impressive buildings of Ankara from times long past, but also the nearby Temple of Roma and Augustus and many other impressive sights can be found in the immediate vicinity of the mosque.
