Tavşancıl

Tavşancıl is a neighborhood in Dilovası District, Kocaeli Province, Turkey. It is located on the north shore of the Gulf of İzmit, a few kilometers east of the Osman Gazi Bridge.[1] Its population is 2,501 (2025).[2]

History

The Tavşancıl region was conquered by the Ottomans in the early 1300s. A village called Gemiciler (“shipbuilders”) was established in the area for shipbuilding. The region was returned to the Byzantines by Süleyman Çelebi in 1403, but was then reconquered by Mehmet II in the mid-1400s. The village of Tavşancıl, also known as Kırkık, was established to support Selim I’s mosque and imaret in Istanbul.[3]

A Tavşancıl Village Mosque existed in the 18th century (but was probably not the same as either of the two current mosques in Tavşancıl).[4]

In 1841, the village included 141 households, with a male population of 393. The village had one imam at that time. One villager owned a black slave named Abedan.[5]

Historic structures

The neighborhood features over 60 historical houses, up to 700 years old.[6]

The Tavşancıl Central (Merkez) Mosque was built in an unknown year, but repaired during the reign of Abdülhamit II.[7]

The Seyid Hacı Veliüddin Ağa Mosque, generally called the Tavşancıl Market (Çarşı) Mosque, was built in 1817. It was severely damaged in the 1999 earthquake, but was restored in 2013.[8][9]

The neighborhood also includes a historic hamam.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Tavşancıl 41455 Dilovası/Kocaeli" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Tavşancıl Mahallesi Nüfusu, Dilovası, Kocaeli" [Population of Tavşancıl Neighborhood, Dilovası, Kocaeli]. Türkiye Nüfusu: İl İlçe Mahalle Köy Nüfusları (in Turkish). Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Kılıç, Şahin; Kaplanoğlu, Raif (2016). "Osmanlı Kuruluş Devrinde Doğu Marmara Kıyılarında Türk İskânı" [Turkish Settlement on the Eastern Shores of the Marmara during the Ottoman Founding Period]. Çanakkale Araştırmaları Türk Yıllığı (in Turkish) (21): 37–39. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Tanık, Saliha (2021). "Üsküdar Hurufat Defterlerine Göre Gebze (Gekboze) Kasabasındaki (Nahiyesindeki) Vakıf Eserleri (1060-1061-1063-1065-1067-1068 Numaralı Hurufat Defterleri)" [Endowments in the District (Nahiye) of Gebze (Gekboze) according to the Üsküdar Hurufat Registers (Hurufat Registers Numbered 1060, 1061, 1063, 1065, 1067, 1068)]. Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi (in Turkish) (53): 292, 298. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  5. ↑ Hazırbulan, Tahsin (2019). Hicrî 1256/Miladi 1841 Tarihli Nüfus Defterine Göre Gökbüze’de Nüfus, Kimlik ve Toponomi [Population, Identity, and Toponymy in Gökbüze according to the Population Register of 1256 A.H./A.D. 1841]. Uluslararası Orhan Gazi ve Kocaeli Tarihi-Kültürü Sempozyumu V (in Turkish). Kocaeli: Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi.
  6. ↑ "700 Yıllık Tarihi Tavşancıl Evleri Yenileniyor" [700-Year-Old Historic Tavşancıl Houses Being Restored]. Dilovası Belediyesi (in Turkish). 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  7. ↑ Özdemir, Seçkin (2025). "Tavşancıl Merkez Cami" [Tavşancıl Central Mosque]. Kültür Envanteri (in Turkish). Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Tarihi Yapılar" [Historic Structures]. T.C. Dilovası Kaymakamlığı (in Turkish). Cumhurbaşkanlığı İletişim Merkezi. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Tavşancıl Camii Özüne Dönüyor" [Tavşancıl Mosque Returns to Original Form]. Bizim Yaka (in Turkish). Kocaeli. 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  10. ↑ Özdemir, Seçkin (2025). "Tavşancıl Tarihi Hamamı" [Tavşancıl Historic Hamam]. Kültür Envanteri (in Turkish). Retrieved 13 June 2026.
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