@article{2014,title={OTTOMAN GRAVESTONES OF MASHUQIYA CENTRAL MOSQUE IN IZMIT (NICOMEDIA)},abstractNode={Ottoman cemetery and gravestones in Mashuqiya, are accepted as historical artifacts in terms of their shape and content. These gravestones were erected between 18th and 20th centuries. However, these artifacts is not protected and cared properly today because of ignorance and neglect in Turkey and other Islamic countries. Gravestones in Mashuqiya are precious treasures in terms of cultural history of the town. It is very important that these artifacts should be identified, categorized and analysed by the methodology of history of art and then scientifict publication should be made. Today Mashuqiya is a village in Kartepe district of Kocaeli. Thus Mashuqiya is sharing common history with Izmit. Regarding Kartepe, it is a new district of Kocaeli. Kartepe is an important place with regards to movable and immovable cultural property heritage. But the major cultural heritage of Kartepe is the cultural},author={Lütfi ŞEYBAN-- Ayşenur ALTUN - Neziha BEZCİ - Metehan COŞKUN - Hilal DEĞİRMENCİ - Şule KOÇ - Handan KOÇYİĞİT - Gamze ÖZTÜRK},year={2014},journal={The Journal of Academic Social Science}}