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E. Füsun Alioglu, Y. Kösebay Erkan, M. Alper, B. AlperSummer Mosques. The inscription of the winter mosque givesthe date 1256(Hijrah)/1840. The inscription over the gate ofthe summer mosque gives the 1274 (Hijrah)/1858 date. It isassumed that there was another mosque in the place of thisdeduced from the spoiled material found on and around thebuilding.The winter mosque’s rock carved section is designed in navesparallel to the mihrab wall. The naves are covereed by rockcarved flat ceilings. The masonry section of the winter mosqueis desinged as two naves perpendicular to the mihrab wall.The naves lying in north-south direction are covered by barrelvaults. Summer Mosque is a rectangular space. The mosqueis designed in three naves perpendicular to the mihrab wallwhich are covered by barrel vaults.There is a three-bay porticoat the northern facade. The roofs of the winter and summermosques are stone gable roof.In the Alaaddin Mosque the winter and summer sections areindependent contrary to Çukur Mosque. One part of the wintersection is rupestrian, the other part is masonry. Whereasthe summer mosque is constructed as stone masonry leavinga pathway between the winter mosque. The kiosk type minaretis constructed on the south-east corner of the roof of theWinter Mosque.Abdioğlu MosqueAbdioğlu Mosque is built to the north of the Ortahisar Castel.According to the inscriptions placed on the building, theAbdioğlu Mosque built in 1887 (1305 Hijrah).The mosque is stone masonry and in square form. It is designedin three naves. The central unit is covered by a dome.The two lateral ones are covered by barrel vaults lying innorth-south direction. There is a three-bay portico at thenorthern façade. The roof of the building is pitched. The kiosktype minaret is constructed on the nort-east corner of thebuilding. The second minaret in cylindirical form is built in1954 and renewed in 1973.Ali Reis MosqueAli Reis Mosque is built in Yeni Mahalle. The inscription overits gate gives the construction date as 1902 (1303 Hijrah). Therectangular mosque is stone masonry. The mosque has twonaves perpendicular to the mihrab wall on the north-south direction.The naves are covered by barrel vaults in north-southdirection. The roof of the building is timber pitched roof. Thebaldachin/kiosk type minaret is at the north-east corner of thebuilding.Fig. 18 Hallaç Monastery.Fig. 19 Fırkatan or Aynalı Church.Fig. 21 Çukur Mosque.HousesOrtahisar is a settlement with religious indenditity prior to theTurkish Period. Monasteries, churches, depots and dove cotsare the main spaces. However, it is a fact that the clergymanalso accomodated here.On the other hand it can be accepted that the main residentialfabric developed together with the Turkish habitation. In theinitial stages, most probably the existing spaces were organisedbased on the basic needs of a rural mediaeval house.The traditional houses available to us display varios types ofconstruction traditions.One of them used the rock-carved spaces as dwellings. Anotherone used masonry annexes added infront or next to therock-carved spaces. In another example, houses with only masonrytechnique was constructed.239volumeRicerca_OK_2012-11-15.indd 239 16/11/2012 15:03:54