The vehicle entrance road of Beşirli Mosque, located at the entrance of the İçkili Tunnel on the Trabzon-Rize highway, was closed with steel barriers.
Speaking to our newspaper about the new road arrangement, which caused the reaction of the citizens who could not pray in Beşirli Mosque, one of the few mosques on the Artvin, Rize and Trabzon coastline, Mustafa Azder, the Chairman of Saadet Party Rize Kalkandere, talked about the victimization experienced.
A rare event took place in Trabzon. The road of Beşirli Mosque No. 1, located near the entrance of the İçkili Tunnel on the Trabzon-Rize highway, was closed with steel barriers.
The closing of the vehicle entrance of Beşirli Mosque, one of the few mosques on the coastline of Artvin, Rize and Trabzon, with barriers caused the reaction of the citizens who wanted to pray.
The mosque community, which is waiting for a solution against the new road arrangement, which caused the vehicle entrance to the Beşirli Mosque No. 1 to become complicated, called out to the authorities.
Speaking to the National Newspaper on the subject, Saadet Party Rize Kalkandere District President Mustafa Azder told about the victimization.
“WE CANNOT WORSHIP HERE NO LONGER”
Stating that he has been praying in Beşirli Mosque No. 1 for years, Saadet Party Kalkandere District President Mustafa Azder said, "I have been using this highway for years for my work. Each time, I was going to Beşirli Mosque No. 1 to perform my time prayers. However, they recently closed the highway entrance of the mosque with steel barriers. The only entrance to the mosque is 500 meters ahead. However, it is not possible for someone who does not know this entryway to find it. We can no longer pray here because it is dangerous to stand on the highway. Authorities should either reopen this road or build a pocket where we can park vehicles on the side of the road."