The signing ceremony, coordinated by the Directorate of Foreign Relations within VGM, was attended by VGM Director General Sinan Aksu and Bulgaria’s Grand Mufti Mustafa Haci.
According to a statement released by VGM, the restoration work will cover the Hz. Ebubekir Mosque, or Old Mosque, in the city of Yambol and the Sari Huseyin Pasha Mosque in the town of Provadia, near Varna on the Black Sea coast.
The Sari Huseyin Mosque, built in 1703, lies close to the center of Provadia. It holds the legal status of a “Local Immovable Cultural Property”, a designation that provides official protection under Bulgarian heritage law.
Its identity as a vakif cultural asset—meaning it was endowed as part of a charitable foundation under Islamic law—is documented in an archival record dated Nov. 18, 755 in the Islamic calendar.
Although cracks have appeared in the building’s walls in recent years, it remains open for worship and continues to serve the local Muslim community.
