Büğdüz Historical Mosque & Cultural Heritage

History and General Information / Local Legends and Folklore The Historical Büğdüz Mosque, rising in the historical Büğdüz Village, founded by the ancient Büğdüz tribe, one of the 24 Oghuz tribes, which means "one who humbles and serves everyone", migrated from Central Asia to Anatolia, is a unique ancestral heritage that carries the Seljuk wooden pole mosque tradition to the Ottoman period. The mosque was built with the dark colored stones and solid wooden beams of the region; It reflects the simplicity of traditional Turkish-Islamic architecture with its hand-carved wooden ceiling core, wooden supporting columns, elegant preaching platform and stone minaret. According to local legends, the lords of the Büğdüz tribe gathered in this blessed village before the Ankara War, and hot soup was served to travelers and the poor for centuries in the soup kitchen established in the mosque courtyard. Geographical Structure, Altitude and Natural Features It is located in the center of Büğdüz District of Akyurt district. Its altitude above sea level is 980 meters. The large stone courtyard is shaded by centuries-old mulberry, plane and walnut trees. Visiting Hours, Days and Entrance Fees