Diyarbakir - Safa Camii

This elegant mosque, behind and to the north of the Kara Cami in Diyarbakir, has an octagonal central bay. Except on feast days, the minaret with its decorative colored tiling used to be kept in protective drapes to preserve the scent of herbs mixed in with the mortar. The mosque is thought to have been built by Uzun Hasan, the great Akkoyun i.e."White Sheep" leader (1435-78).