31.10.2026 22:11
The historic Süleymaniye Tekke in Damascus, the capital of Syria, which Suleiman the Magnificent had Mimar Sinan build, was reopened with a ceremony held after the completion of its restoration. At the ceremony, attended by representatives of TİKA and the Turkish Embassy in Damascus as well as Syrian ministers, the first adhan in 14 years was recited in the mosque of the complex, and then the first evening prayer was performed.
The historic Süleymaniye Tekke in Damascus, the capital of Syria, which was commissioned by Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and built by Architect Sinan, reopened with a ceremony after the completion of restoration work.
The opening ceremony was attended by representatives of the Turkish Embassy in Damascus and the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), as well as Syrian Tourism Minister Mazen Salhani, Awqaf Minister Muhammad Abu al-Khair Shukri, Culture Minister Muhammad Salih, Finance Minister Muhammad Yusr Berniye, and Damascus Governor Muhammad Marwan Idlibi.
FIRST ADHAN AFTER 14 YEARS
As part of the ceremony, the first adhan in 14 years was recited in the mosque of the historic building. Afterwards, the ministers attending the ceremony participated in the first evening prayer performed in the mosque.
SYRIAN MINISTER: A WORK OF CIVILIZATION
In his speech at the opening ceremony, Syrian Culture Minister Muhammad Salih said regarding the Süleymaniye Tekke located near the Umayyad Mosque: "This is the Süleymaniye Tekke, built by the great ruler Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and the great architect Sinan Pasha."
Noting that Damascus has been a center of knowledge, civilization, and culture throughout history, Salih stated that the city would again become a source of goodness, abundance, knowledge, and generosity as in the past.
Salih noted that today they were inaugurating not only a mosque but also a work of civilization, a center of knowledge, and a structure of importance for social life.
Salih remembered with mercy those who contributed to the construction and preservation of the historic structure and expressed the hope that Syria, which is recovering day by day, would rise again.
THANKED TURKEY
In a statement to an Anadolu Agency correspondent, Syrian Awqaf Minister Muhammad Abu al-Khair Shukri said that the historic Süleymaniye Tekke, restored and reopened in Damascus, belongs not only to Syrians but to all Muslims around the world.
Stating that the structure is one of the important historical works reflecting the civilization of the Ottoman State, Minister Shukri said: "We thank our brothers in Turkey and our brothers in the Syrian General Secretariat."
Expressing that they remembered with mercy Sultan Suleiman, who commissioned the construction of the tekke, Shukri used the following expressions: "We ask God to have mercy on Sultan Suleiman, who commissioned the construction of this tekke."