Turk Stone Mosque

The mosque is located in the old village of Turk, 29 km northeast of Miyaneh. Among principal sites in Azerbaijan, it offers unique charm. The style of architecture and materials used have extremely amazed archeologists.
It pictures the shining history of Islamic art and architecture in the last centuries. The building and its exterior are both made of stones. Beautifully carved parts as well as magnificent inscriptions in Nastaeligh, a beautiful work of calligraphy used to write lyrics and great thought-provoking sentences, reflect delicateness, innovation, and elegance of the structure made by Muslim architects of the time.
In addition the alter and pillars of the mosque in coherent red stones would sweep away every visitor and make him ponder. One of the pillars which is totally different from the rest shows that it functioned as the main pillar when the building was renovated.
The mosque contains 10 distinct parts. The main building is entirely built with stones and its Shabestans, (it is an underground space that can usually be found in the traditional architecture of mosques, houses, and schools in ancient Persia), were built with bricks later on. On the southwest of the mosque stands a tomb which is supposed to be the founder or the architect's. There are different accounts about the founder of the mosque and its construction date.
Some attribute it to Imam Hassan. Some others believe it was built in the 6th century and still some assume it was made in the 8th century when Mongols established their government with the leader, Slogan Mohammad Khoda Bandeh, known as Oljayto.
On the stone walls of the mosque dates of 1016 and 1282 AH are seen which only show the building was renovated in the time of Shah Abbas Safavi and Nasereddin Shah Ghajar. On another inscription installed on the stones between two windows the names of the employer, founder, carver and architect of the mosque are seen, Haji Murad Turkish, Abbas Karbalai, Muhammad Sadegh Tabriz, and Abdolvahhab respectively.