Ulucami

Ulucami or Cami-i Kebir (الجامع الكبير) meaning "Great Mosque" in Turkish and Arabic, respectively, is a name originally given to the grandest Friday mosque of a Turkish city. The name generally sticks with the first mosque to which it is applied, even if later mosques are larger or more elaborate. The Ulucami was the largest mosque of a city, were the citizens gathered to pray the Friday Prayers, though today it is common for Muslims in a single city to gather in several different mosques for these prayers.

List

Province	City	Name	Commissioner	Date
Kars	Kars	Kars Ulucami	Dilaver Pasha	1643
Karaman	Ermenek	Ermenek Ulucami	Karamanid Mehmed Bey	1312
Kayseri
	Bünyan	Bünyan Ulucami	Zahireddin Mahmud	1334
	Kayseri	Kayseri Ulucami	Danishmendids	1205
Erzincan	Erzincan	Erzincan Ulucami (Gülâbi-bey Cami)	Gülâbi Bey	1486
Tokat	Tokat	Tokat Ulucami		1300s?
	Niksar	Niksar Ulucami	Cenebnizâde Hasan Bey	1165
Çankırı	Çankırı	Çankırı Ulucami	Suleiman I	1522-58?
Bolu	Bolu	Bolu Ulucami	Bayezid I	1390
Konya
	Ereğli	Ereğli Ulucami	Karamanid Mehmet Bey	1426
	Akşehir	Akşehir Ulucami	Kaykaus I	1213
	Konya	Alaeddin Mosque		1150
	Beyşehir	Eşrefoğlu Mosque	Eşrefoğlu Süleyman Bey	1299
Çorum	Çorum	Çorum Ulucami	Hayreddin	1300s?
Siirt	Siirt	Siirt Ulucami	Mahmud II of Great Seljuq	1129
Mugla
	Milas	Milas Ulucami		1378
	Muğla	Muğla Ulucami	İbrahim of Menteşe[Note 1]	1340
Edirne	Edirne	Old Mosque	Mehmed I	1414
Kastamonu	Kastamonu	Atabey Camii		1273
Hatay	Antakya	Antakya Ulucami		1400s?
Adana
	Adana	Adana Ulucami	Halil Bey of Ramadanids-Piri Mehmet Pasha [Note 2]	1513
	Kozan	Hoşkadem Cami		1448
Kilis	Kilis	Kilis Ulucami		1339
Gaziantep	Gaziantep	Ömeriye Cami		1210?
Batman	Hasankeyf	Hasankeyf Ulucami		1325?
Malatya	Malatya	Malatya Ulucami	Kayqubad I	1224
Bayburt	Bayburt	Bayburt Ulucami	Mesud II	1298
İzmir
	Selçuk	Isa Bey Mosque	Aydinid İsa Bey	1375
	Birgi	Birgi Ulucami	Aydinids	1311
	Bergama	Bergama Ulucami	Bayezid I	1399
	Ödemiş	Ödemiş Ulucami	Aydinid Mahmud Bey	1311
Antalya	Antalya	Yivli Minare Mosque	Kayqubad I	1230
Sivas	Sivas	Sivas Ulucami	Kızılarslan bin İbrahim	1197
Van
	Van	Van Ulucami	Qara Yusuf	1400
	Adilcevaz	Adilcevaz Ulucami		1300-1500?
Afyon	Afyon	Afyon Ulucami		1272
Ankara	Ankara	Arslanhane Ulucami		1290
Eskişehir
	Sivrihisar	Sivrihisar Ulucami		1247
	Eskişehir	Eskişehir Ulucami	Kaykhusraw III	1267
Samsun	Samsun	Samsun Ulucami		1885
Manisa	Manisa	Manisa Ulucami		1374
Kahramanmaraş
	Elbistan	Elbistan Ulucami		1498-1515
	Kahramanmaraş	Kahramanmaraş Ulucami	Alaüdevle of Dulkadirids[Note 3]	1496
Isparta	Isparta	Isparta Ulucami		1417
Mardin
	Mardin	Mardin Ulucami	Artukids	1190
	Kızıltepe	Kızıltepe Ulucami	Artukids	1204
Bitlis	Bitlis	Bitlis Ulucami	Artukids	1126
Şanlıurfa
	Şanlıurfa	Şanlıurfa Ulucami		1170
	Harran	Harran Ulucami	Marwan II	750
Sinop	Sinop	Sinop Ulucami	Pervâne	1267
Burdur	Burdur	Burdur Ulucami	Dündar Bey	1299
Kütahya	Kütahya	Kütahya Ulucami	Ottomans	1410
Aksaray	Aksaray	Aksaray Ulucami	Mehmet II of Karaman [Note 4]	1408
Bursa	Bursa	Bursa Ulucami	Beyazıt I	1396
Diyarbakır
	Diyarbakır	Great Mosque of Diyarbakır	Malikshah of Seljuks	1091 (?)
	Silvan	Silvan Ulucami	Artukids	1157
Elazığ	Elazığ	Harput Ulucami	Fahrettin Karaaslan od Artukids[Note 5]	1156
Mersin
	Mersin	Mersin Ulucami	(Citizens)	1898
	Tarsus	Tarsus Ulucami	Ibrahim of Ramazanoğlu	1579 (?)
Niğde	Niğde	Niğde Ulucami	Zeynelettin Başara (Sanjakbey of Seljuks)	1233
Sivas	Divriği	Divriği Ulucami	Ahmed of Mengujekids[Note 6]	1228
Uşak	Uşak	Uşak Ulucami	Sulayman of Germiyanids[Note 7]	1419 (?)

Notes

1. Menteşe was the name of a Turkmen dynasty in Turkey.
2. Ramadanids was the name of a Turkmen dynasty in Turkey.
3. Dulkadir was the name of a Turkmen dynasty in Turkey.
4. Karaman was the name of a Turkmen dynasty in Turkey.
5. Artukid was the name of a Turkmen dynasty in Turkey.
6. Mengujek was the name of a Turkmen dynasty in Turkey.
7. Germiyan was the name of a Turkmen dynasty in Turkey.