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Holy Mother of God Armenian Church as depicted in a photograph in 1920. Liberation Mosque ( ), formerly the St Mary's Church Cathedral or Holy Mother of God Church ( , ), is located in the Tepebaşı district of Gaziantep in Turkey.¹ It was built as an Armenian Apostolic Church but, after the Armenian Genocide , was converted into a mosque. Sarkis Balyan , the Ottoman-Armenian architect of Sultan Abdulhamid II , designed the church.² Construction started in 1892, undertaken by the stonemason Sarkis Taşçıyan. The church was part of a complex that also contained a school and administrative buildings of the dioceses of the kaza of Antep.³ In 1915, almost all Armenians of Gaziantep were deported to Syrian desert during the liberation war. The church stood empty and then was used as a prison around the 1920s. It remained a prison into the 1970s, until it was converted into a mosque in 1980.⁴ The top half of the bell tower was demolished, the remainder converted into a single-balcony minaret . The bell, which was cast in the 19th century in South America, was taken to Gaziantep Museum.

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Liberation Mosque ( ), formerly the St. Mary's Cathedral or Holy Mother of God Church ( ), is located in the Tepebaşı district of Şahinbey , Gaziantep in Turkey . Initially built as an Armenian Apostolic church, it was converted into a stable after the Armenian genocide ; and later, into a jail. Sarkis Balyan —the Ottoman-Armenian architect serving Sultan Abdul Hamid II —designed the church. The building was constructed between 1892 and 1893, undertaken by the stonemason Sarkis Taşçıyan. The church was part of a complex which also contained a school and the administrative buildings of the dioceses of the kaza of Antep. Holy Mother of God Armenian Church as depicted in a photograph in 1920. In 1915, almost all of the Gaziantep Armenians were deported to Syrian desert during the genocide. The church was sealed on 22 August 1915; and its sacramentals and furnishings were put in a large stable, then they were bought and sold at an auction. Next, it was turned into a prison in the early 1920s; and served as this facility until 1970s. The building was converted into a mosque in 1986. The top half of the bell tower was demolished, the remainder converted into a single-balcony minaret . The bell, which was cast in the 19th century in South America , was taken to Gaziantep Museum . After renovation, the mosque reopened on 17 June 2017. Mosque after the earthquake During the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes , its dome and minarets collapsed.

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Mary's Cathedral or Holy Mother of God Church ( Armenian : Սուրբ Աստուածածին Եկեղեցի , romanized : Surp Asdvazdadzin Egeghetsʿi ), is located in the Tepebaşı district of Şahinbey , Gaziantep in Turkey . Initially built as an Armenian Apostolic church, it was converted into a stable after the Armenian genocide ; and later, into a jail. Sarkis Balyan —the Ottoman-Armenian architect serving Sultan Abdul Hamid II —designed the church. The building was constructed between 1892 and 1893, undertaken by the stonemason Sarkis Taşçıyan. The church was part of a complex which also contained a school and the administrative buildings of the dioceses of the kaza of Antep. Holy Mother of God Armenian Church as depicted in a photograph in 1920. In 1915, almost all of the Gaziantep Armenians were deported to the Syrian desert during the genocide. The church was sealed on 22 August 1915; and its sacramentals and furnishings were put in a large stable, then they were bought and sold at an auction. Next, it was turned into a prison in the early 1920s; and served as such until the 1970s. The building was converted into a mosque in 1986. The top half of the bell tower was demolished, the remainder converted into a single-balcony minaret . The bell, which was cast in the 19th century in South America , was taken to Gaziantep Museum . After renovation, the mosque reopened on 17 June 2017. Mosque after the earthquake During the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes , its dome and minarets collapsed.

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