
Yivli Minare Mosque
Yivli Minare Mosque
Antalya, Turkey
Place of worship dating from the 13th century & featuring 6 domes & a 38m-high fluted minaret.
Last updated: February 11, 2026
Overview
Place of worship dating from the 13th century & featuring 6 domes & a 38m-high fluted minaret.
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Visitor Reviews
**★★★★★ Luana Bedin — 3 months ago
This mosque's minaret is one of the most iconic symbols of the city. Even seen only from a distance, its 13th-century Seljuk architecture, with the fluted red-brick structure, stands out significantly. It is an impressive building that defines the old city's skyline.
**★★★★★ Azar — 4 months ago
The Yıvli Minaret, which means "ribbed minaret" in Turkish, is one of the symbols of Antalya. This impressive monument of Seljuk architecture was built in the 13th century by order of Alaeddin Keykubad I, the Sultan of the Konya Sultanate, after the conquest of the city in 1207. The architect of the complex was Atik ben Hawala. Initially, the entire complex included a mosque, a madrasa, and a dervish monastery, but only the minaret has survived to this day in its original form. The mosque itself
**★★★★★ A — 4 months ago
In the heart of Antalya, rises the Yivli Minaret Mosque, like a poem carved from stone and celestial grooves.
Its fluted minaret, like the strings of an Ottoman oud, plays the melodies of time, lifting the soul toward the sky.
Its domes hang like stars, its columns stand as pillars of time, carrying the memory of the Seljuks and the whispers of whirling dervishes.
There, where the sea meets the city, the mosque stands as a witness to the passing centuries, a prayer of clay and tile upon the t
**★★★★★ Fady Abayazid — 5 months ago
SubhanAllah what an amazing mosque. Found myself there just as I was entering the old town. Cat sleeping outside, lovely call to prayer. Such a serene place, alhamdllah.
**★★★★★ Rose Vidovix — 5 months ago
Beautiful old mosque but unfortunately closed most of the time so I only got to see the outside
















