Evaluation of the Excavations Carried Out between2010 and 2017 in Diyarbakir Grand MosqueComplex for Restoration Work Hanafis Sectionand Eastern Maksurah

OpenAlex İngilizce

Diyarbakir is a city that its history goes down 7000 BC.There are many historical buildings in the traditional urban texture surrounded by walls. The Grand Mosque is one of these valuable buildings.An important restoration work was carried out in the Grand Mosque between 2010 and 2017. In these works, some excavations were made to obtain some research and information. New information about mosque and city history was learned from these excavations.This study aims to present the findings and their contributions to the restoration work and to evaluate them from an archaeological perspective while explaining the reasons for the excavations carried out in the Eastern Maksurah with the Hanafis Section in the scope of the comprehensive restoration work carried out between 2010 and 2017. At the same time, it is also aimed to emphasize the necessity and significance of research excavations in restoration applications.