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Sadly, this mosque, like almost all mosques in Rhodes is in a state of disrepair. This mosque specifically sits at the top of the old quarter and its minaret is visible from far around the quarter. Yet when you go there, there is no way to visit inside, and the courtyard is used as storage and clothing racks are visible. Many other mosques in the city are in a worse decrepit state. With courtyards and buildings broken down and overgrown with vegetation. This really disrupts the general look of cerain parts of the city.
I realize Ottoman heritage in Greece is a controversial subject, but by maintaining and repairing Ottoman heritage you are not making a political statement or legitimizing Ottoman occupation.
I also feel like pretending 400 years of Ottoman presence never actually happened is a disservice to your own history and people.
I have noticed the history surrounding the Knights Hospitallers is exhibited in a much more positive and detailed fashion. This is interesting because the Knights Hospitallers were also considered “foreign invaders” to Rhodos at the time and the Greeks spent years trying to repel them from Rhodos. And this was a time when the latin Christian kingdoms had arguably done as much damage to the Byzantines as the Ottomans did.
Either way I was very disappointed with the selective nature of how historical heritage was maintained in Rhodos.
