It was rebuilt in 1771 after an earthquake
destroyed it.
In a marble courtyard beside the
massive pink sandstone mosque, considered one of the most graceful in the
Islamic world, a wall poster caught Mr. Pamuk’s eye.
It demanded freedom for
Salih Mirzabeyogluna, a radical Islamist and author of incendiary political tracts,
who was sentenced to 12 years in prison on a terrorism conviction.
-Joshua Hammer
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