Auburn Gallipoli Mosque

Auburn Gallipoli Mosque stands in Auburn, a suburb of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. Its design follows the classical Ottoman tradition, with a central domed structure and minarets. The mosque occupies a site of about 4,000 square metres. It was designed by the architect Omer Kirazoglu, with Ahmet Asim directing construction. More than 500 people are reported to attend daily prayers, and around 2,000 gather for the Friday congregational prayer. Turkish Australians make up the largest part of the congregation. The name Gallipoli refers to a heritage shared by Australian society and the Turkish Muslim community.

The first mosque on the site was opened for worship on 3 November 1979. Work on the present building began in 1986 and took about 13 years, a delay attributed to limited funding and the time needed to raise money through donations. The new mosque was officially opened on 28 November 1999.

The project was initiated by the Turkish community and financed largely by it, at a reported total cost of around six million dollars. The name Gallipoli was chosen to reflect a common heritage, recalling the First World War campaign in which Australian and Ottoman Turkish soldiers fought one another.