GUMULCINE NEW MOSQUE DECORATION

Also known as Defterdar Ahmet Pasha Mosque, Komotini New Mosque (Gümülcine Yeni Camii) is an important building that draws attention with its 16th century Ottoman ornamentation. The designs in the woodwork, tiles and stonework of the mosque have survived to the present day without being restored. It is among the most important examples of its period. The ceilings of the three-sectioned mahfil in the harim are decorated with 16th century pencil work on wood, while the decoration of the borders is applied on canvas (cloth) stretched over wood. Embossing and gold leaf add richness to the design in this technique, which is mostly preferred for canvases or wood on canvas. Colors such as gold, coral red, cobalt blue and rosewood are among the preferred colors in the pencil decoration of the period. The hatai, bulut and rûmî motifs in the designs are also among the motifs used extensively in the illumination understanding of the period. It is a historical responsibility to record the original calemes of Komotini New Mosque, which is located about a hundred kilometers away from the Thracian border, with surveys and detailed photographs, and to introduce it to the world of science and art. Colors such as gold, coral red, cobalt blue and rosewood are among the preferred colors in the pencil decoration of the period. The hatai, bulut and rûmî motifs in the designs are also among the motifs used extensively in the illumination understanding of the period. It is a historical responsibility to record the original calemes of Komotini New Mosque, which is located about a hundred kilometers away from the Thracian border, with surveys and detailed photographs, and to introduce it to the world of science and art.