{"id":3630,"date":"2025-09-13T14:11:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T14:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tarfus.org\/?page_id=3630"},"modified":"2025-09-18T21:15:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T21:15:30","slug":"diyanet-silicon-valley-ertugrul-gazi-camii","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tarfus.org\/en\/mosques\/tarf-mosques\/diyanet-silicon-valley-ertugrul-gazi-camii\/","title":{"rendered":"Diyanet Silicon Valley (Ertugrul Gazi Camii)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The founding journey of the Diyanet Silicon Valley Ertu\u011frul Gazi Mosque began with the founding of the Turkish-American Religious Foundation (TARF) in 1993. This seed germinated over many years, and its development gained momentum with the establishment of the TARF-Silicon Valley branch in 2015. In 2016, Diyanet Silicon Valley opened its first masjid in a temporary building in Burlingame. However, problems with official permits were encountered, and the masjid was forced to close in 2018.<\/p>

The search for a property suitable for the masjid then began. After a four-year search, a church in Redwood City was purchased in 2022 through the generous support of our community. After two and a half years of intensive work, the masjid's renovation was completed, and the Diyanet Silicon Valley (Ertu\u011frul Gazi Mosque) officially opened for worship in January 2025.<\/p>

Its mission since the first day of its establishment:<\/p>

  • Islam is a language that is open to people of all ages, races, colors, genders and beliefs.<\/li><\/ul>

    to explain and teach in this way,<\/p>

    • To provide social services to those in need and<\/li><\/ul>
      • Living and keeping alive the Turkish-Islamic culture<\/li><\/ul>

        Bahad\u0131r Erta\u015f, S\u00fcleyman Ye\u015filyurt, Erg\u00fcn G\u00fcrs\u00fcl, O\u011fuz Olcay and Serhat Naz\u0131m Avc\u0131 served as the presidents of the association and Mahmut Alpayd\u0131n, Hasan Mollao\u011flu and Fatih G\u00fcle\u00e7 served as religious officials at the Diyanet Silicon Valley mosque.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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        The founding journey of the Diyanet Silicon Valley Ertugrul Gazi Masjid began in 1993 with the establishment of the Turkish-American Religious Foundation (TARF). For many years, this seed grew slowly, and in 2015, with the founding of TARF's Silicon Valley branch, the process accelerated. In 2016, Diyanet Sil- icon Valley opened its first mosque temporarily in a building in Burlingame. How ever, due to issues with official permits, the mosque had to be closed in 2018.<\/p>

        This led to the beginning of a search for a property that could be purchased and converted into a permanent mosque. After a long four-year search, a church located in Redwood City was purchased in 2022 thanks to the unity and generosity of our devoted community. Following 2.5 years of extensive renovation work, the mosque's restoration was completed, and Diyanet Silicon Valley (Ertugrul Gazi Masjid) was officially opened for worship in January 2025.<\/p>

        Since its inception, the mission of Diyanet Silicon Valley Ertugrul Gazi Masjid has been:<\/p>

        • To convey and teach Islam accurately to people of all ages, races, colors, genders, and beliefs,<\/li>
        • To provide social services for those in need, and<\/li>
        • To live by and preserve the Turkish-Islamic<\/li><\/ul>

          Over the years, the following individuals have served as heads of the association: Bahad\u0131r Erta\u015f, S\u00fcleyman Ye\u015filyurt, Erg\u00fcn G\u00fcrs\u00fcl, O\u011fuz Olcay, and Serhat Naz\u0131m Avc\u0131. The mosque has also been served by the following religious officers: Mahmut Alpayd\u0131n, Hasan Mollao\u011flu, and Fatih G\u00fcle\u00e7.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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          \u00a0Address:<\/strong> 111 Hazel Ave, Redwood City,
          CA 94061<\/p>

          \u00a0President of the Association:<\/strong> Nazim Avci
          1 949 231 8392<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Gelenekten Gelece\u011fe\u2026 TARF Silicon Valley Ertu\u011frul Gazi Camii Diyanet Silikon Vadisi Ertu\u011frul Gazi Camii\u2019nin kurulu\u015f ser\u00fcveni, 1993\u2019te Turkish-American Religious Foundation (TARF)\u2019\u0131n kurulmas\u0131 ile ba\u015flar. Uzun y\u0131l- lar boyunca bu tohum filizlenir ve 2015\u2019te TARF – Silicon Valley \u015fubesinin kurul- mas\u0131yla birlikte olu\u015fum h\u0131z kazan\u0131r. 2016 y\u0131l\u0131nda Diyanet Silicon Valley, ilk […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2781,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3630","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tarfus.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tarfus.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tarfus.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tarfus.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tarfus.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3630"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/tarfus.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3630\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4423,"href":"https:\/\/tarfus.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3630\/revisions\/4423"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tarfus.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tarfus.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}