Alanya Süleymaniye Mosque was built by the architect Akça Aba in 1231 by the Anatolian Seljuk Sultan Alaeddin Keykubad I. It is at the summit of Alanya Castle, just outside the İçkale. A lightning strike destroyed the mosque in the following years. Süleiman the Magnificent rebuilt it in the 16th century, using old materials. The mosque has a single minaret and is also known as Alaaddin, Orta Hisar, or Kale.
Rubble stone and brick were used to construct the planned square mosque. It has traces of Seljuk Architecture. The minaret and dome of the mosque, which has a tiled dome, are octagonal. Fifteen small cubes were placed in the hanger part of the dome to provide well-designed acoustics. This feature emerges during worship. The mosque consists of a single room inside. There is a vaulted cistern opposite the northeastern corner of the harem, and a covered ablution chamber next to the cistern.
The wooden parts of the mosque, such as its door, pulpit, glass frame and wings, are made of cedarwood. It is a rare example of wood carving workmanship of the 16th century Ottoman Period.
Alanya Süleymaniye Mosque, which defies centuries, draws the attention of local and foreign tourists as one of the historical and cultural symbols of Alanya.
