*3.1. Spatial Analysis of Mosques*

Fifteen examples of mosques with trade functions in Antalya were identified with the help of municipalities and mufti offices. Ten of these mosques are located in Kepez District, four in Muratpa¸sa District, and one in Aksu District. When the general distribution of mosques was examined, it was seen that they were concentrated in the west of Antalya. There is no concrete reason why the choice of location is concentrated in the west of Antalya; however, the mosques with commercial units are located in areas with a common socio-economic structure (Figure 9).

**Figure 9.** Distribution of mosques with trade functions in Antalya city center.

When the general land use of the immediate surroundings of the mosques within the scope of the study is examined, the three mosques differ from the others. These are Akdeniz Sanayi Mosque, Hal Mosque, and Yurtpınar Mosque. Akdeniz Sanayi Mosque is located within the industrial area, close to regions focused on trade and socio-cultural practices, as well as park areas. Hal Mosque, on the other hand, is located in the Antalya Wholesale Market, in the area where the reinforcement areas serving the market tradesmen and commercial activities are located. Both mosques serve the surrounding working areas, rather than the residential areas. Among the mosques examined within the scope of the study, the other mosque that differs in environmental construction and land-use is the Yurtpınar mosque. The Yurtpınar mosque is located in residential areas with low-density rural settlements with greenhouses and cultivated agricultural lands. The common feature of the mosques with a commercial function other than these three mosques is that they are situated in the region where there are dense residential areas. In addition to being located in residential areas, most of the mosques are located in trade-intensive areas and on axes.

Evaluation of the mosques in our sample according to the zoning plan conditions showed that only 2 of the 15 mosques had a commercial function. Only one of the mosques was suitable for zoning plans due to reasons, such as function, drawing distance, additional structure, and high precedents. The common features of the examined mosques in their zoning plans were as follows:


In the Spatial Plans Construction Regulation (2014), mosques were grouped into three different classes in terms of their scale. These are the small place of worship, the medium (district) place of worship, and the large place of worship and its complex. Among the mosques with trade function in the same building, only Hüdaverdi Mosque falls into the small mosque class. All of the remaining mosques with trade functions were at the scale of district mosques.

#### *3.2. Analysis of Mosques in Terms of Configuration*

The construction permit information could only be accessed for 3 of the 15 mosques with commercial functions due to reasons, such as the lack of projects in the relevant municipalities and mufti offices, or because they date from before official record-keeping began. These are the Güzeloba, Akdeniz Sanayi, and Imam Azam mosques.
