Call to Prayer (ezan)

Geris near Yalikavak, Bodrum Turkey

What & When is the Ezan?

The EZAN (Call to Prayer) is chanted six times a day.

The exact time of the ezan is determined by the timing of sunrise and sunset.

This table includes a summary of each call to prayer, and a time-of-day indicator of when it occurs:

İmsak
2 Hours before Dawn
Güneş
Dawn (just before the sun appears)
Öğle
Midday (when the sun passes it’s peak)
İkindi
Afternoon (when objects and their shadows are equal height)
Akşam
Sunset (when the sun has disappeared below the horizon)
Yatsı
When the last light of day has disappeared

 

Mosque Visiting Times

  • Unless you’re answering the call to prayer, avoid visiting a mosque at prayer time, i.e. within 1/2 an hour after the call to prayer (ezan) is chanted.
  • Avoid visiting a mosque on Friday late morning through early afternoon, which is when the weekly group prayers and sermons take place.

Gumusluk Village, Bodrum Peninsula, Turkey

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