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The Imaret of Komotini (Greek: Ιμαρέτ Κομοτηνής) is an imaret complex in the town of Komotini, in the Western Thrace region of northern Greece, and is thought to be one of the oldest surviving Ottoman monuments in Europe.
In the past Komotini had five madrasas, all of which were operational until the Bulgarian occupation of Western Thrace in 1941–44. In 1949 the Council of Europe proposed cooperation between Greece and Turkey, and on April 20, 1951, a cultural-educational agreement between Greece and Turkey was signed in Ankara , which affected the education ...
The Clock Tower of Komotini (Greek: Πύργος του Ωρολογίου, Turkish: Saat Kule [1]) is a clock tower of the Ottoman period built in the city center of Komotini, in the Western Thrace region of northern Greece, next to the town's Yeni Mosque. Dated to the nineteenth century, today it is located on Ermou Street.
The most crucial decision to preserve and restore the imaret however was made by Kavala resident Anna Missirian in the mid-1990s, in spite of the enormous cost and difficulties she faced in procedure. Missirian leased the imaret from the Egyptian government, as it is still part of the Egyptian waqf property in Greece. After 22 months of ...
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The Yeni Mosque (Greek: Γενί Τζαμί, from Turkish: Yeni Camii, "New Mosque") is an Ottoman mosque in the Greek town of Komotini dating back to 1585. It is the only surviving structure in Greece to feature Iznik tiles from the 1580s, the zenith of the Iznik potters' art.