Uşak-Banaz-Yeşilyurt (Holuz) Köyü Camii ve Kalemişi Bezemeleri

Abstract

The inner Aegean region is an area where mosques with depictions can be seen frequently. Yesilyurt (Holuz) village mosque in the Banaz district of Usak province is an important village mosque because it has rubble stone masonry, a wooden roof covering where the lath-and-plaster (bagdadi) dome is used, a writing program, rich painting works (kalemisi), and the name of the master who completed the painting works. The motif repertoire of the painting works consists of miniature trees placed in vases, symbolic religious lodge (tekke) tools, urban depictions, floral decorations placed on curved branches and various motifs that are under the plaster. The structure, which is owned by the village legal entity, is registered with the decision of the Izmir Cultural and Natural Heritage Protection Board No.1 dated 1988 and numbered 463. Although it is not known by whom and when the mosque was built since it does not have an inscription, when its decoration characteristics are evaluated, it can be dated to the end of the 19th century. In the study, the architectural characteristics and painting work decorations of the building have been examined in detail, and its place and importance within its period have been determined. The work, which provides important clues about its period, is significantly ruined and about to collapse. It should be repaired as soon as possible following its original form and passed onto future generations.