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Murat Reis Cemetery

Murat Reis mosque and cemetery in Rhodes is in a state of decay and closed off from the public. An old Greek couple who live nearby let me inside to have a look around. The turbaned headstones are unlike anything I had seen before.

By The Taphotourist

November 23^rd, 2013

“One lives in the hope of becoming a memory.”

― Antonio Porchia

There are 378 Turkish tombs in this cemetery.

The mosque is named after Murat Reis, who is buried in the cemetery within its grounds. One of the Ottoman Empire’s most successful naval commanders, he was considered by many to be one of the most important Barbary corsairs. For centuries sailors visited his tomb at the mosque seeking good luck at sea.

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Numerous exiled Turks, including a poet whose satirical poems incensed the Sultan, are buried here.

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Footnotes

I have a great love for cemeteries and the various kinds of graves around the world

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FootNotes

I have a great love for cemeteries and the various kinds of graves around the world

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