Melike Hatun Mosque
Melike Hatun Mosque is a mosque in Ankara, Turkey. It was opened to service on 27 September 2017. Melike Hatun. The mosque is named after Melike Hatun (not to be confused with Melike Mama Hatun). Nothing definite is known about Melike Hatun, except that she was a wealthy 14th-century lady. According to Professor Hüseyin Çınar of the Yıldırım Beyazıt University, she was probably the daughter of Kayqubad III, the Anatolian Seljuks sultan (r. 1298-1302). She was the commissioner of many public buildings in Ankara. She was also the supporter of Hacı Bayram-ı Veli. The  mosque. The mosque is in the old quarter of Ankara, popularly known as "Hergele Meydanı". It is situated to the east of Atatürk Boulevard and Gençlik Parkı, the largest public park in Ankara. Its architect is Hilmi Şenalp. The ground area of the mosque is . It has enough room for 7000 prayers. The diameter of the dome is and the maximum height is . It is a four-minaret mosque. Each minaret has three balconies (), and the height of each minaret is .