Gaziantep Sanko Mosque

Designed by architect Hilmi Güner, the Gaziantep Sanko Mosque is located in the northwestern part of Gaziantep on a plot of approximately 100,000 square meters. The mosque accommodates over 20,000 worshippers in its indoor prayer area of about 25,000 square meters, and more than 30,000 in its outdoor prayer space.

With a dome height of 122 meters and an internal diameter of 82 meters, the mosque ranks as the largest of its kind in Türkiye and is among the largest religious structures in the world. It features four minarets, each 163.60 meters tall, making them the second tallest minarets globally, with a total of 12 balconies (şerefe).

Beneath the mosque lies a single-level underground parking facility covering 28,000 square meters. Each of the mosque’s seven arcades (revak) is comparable in scale to an average city mosque.

The architectural design emphasizes appropriate scale, proportion, and contextual harmony, aiming to integrate the mosque seamlessly into Gaziantep’s diverse architectural landscape. Construction began in 2022, and the mosque’s total enclosed area reaches 63,000 square meters. Geotechnical and structural design, as well as BIM and consultancy services, were provided by Prota Engineering.