Ancient wooden mosque showcases Turkish craftsmanship

The Gogceli Mosque in Samsun province’s Carsamba district was assembled without using nails, screws or glue in 1206.
Amazingly, this is no relic or museum. Turkey’s oldest wooden mosque is still in service and serves as a place of worship for 300 people five times every day.
Ozkose says scientists came to visit in the 1990s; they took samples from the wooden walls and proved the building -- now officially registered as a site of cultural heritage in Turkey -- was over eight centuries old.