Şehitlik Mosque

The Şehitlik Mosque is a Sunni mosque in Neukölln, Berlin, Germany, operated by Ditib.^[1][2]

Şehitlik Mosque
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Location
Location	Berlin, Germany
Geographic coordinates	52°28′53″N 13°24′35″E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Hilmi Şenalp
Groundbreaking	1999
Completed	2005
Specifications
Capacity	1500
Dome height (outer)	21.3 m (70 ft)
Minaret(s)	2
Minaret height	37.1 m (122 ft)

Completed in 2005, the mosque building was designed in an Ottoman revival style by Hilmi Şenalp. The four storied building can house 1500 worshipers. The complex also includes a cultural center, and an information and meeting center.

Graves of Cemal Azmi and Bahattin Şakir in the cemetery

The mosque took its name from the Turkish cemetery, which was laid out as a diplomatic cemetery back in 1866. Among the graves of honor there are those for the Armenian genocide perpetrators Cemal Azmi and Bahattin Şakir, which was criticized by Kurdish-German politician Giyasettin Sayan [de] in 2005.^[3]

History

The foundation stone for the building took place in 1999, and the mosque was completed in 2005. It was designed by Hilmi Şenalp.^[4]

The mosque was also the target of four arson attacks in 2010. In 2011, the perpetrator was arrested and sentenced to two years and nine months in prison.^[5]

Architecture

Interior of the mosque; The mihrab and minbar can be seen.

The mosque was modeled on Ottoman architecture from the 16th and 17th centuries. The mosques has two minarets of height 37.1 m (122 ft), and a main dome of height 21.3 m (70 ft).