Hacı Bayram Veli Mosque

Hacı Bayram Veli (1352—1430) was a Turkish religious scholar, poet, a Sufi. He was born in a small village in Ankara and became a scholar of Islam. His life changed after he received instruction in Sufism. A dervish lodge was built where his tomb and mosque stand today. The Hacı Bayram Veli Mosque building leans on the walls of the Temple of Augustus, which is the symbol of tolerance and peaceful co-existence of diverse communities.