Hafiz Ahmed Agha Library
This institution holds a rare (and unfortunately poorly kept) collection of Islamic manuscripts, including many rare Korans, from lands east of and including Turkey. Founded in 1793, this remains a striking reminder of the island's Ottoman presence. The collection and the adjacent Mosque of Süleyman are still used by members of Rhodes's Muslim community. Many are descendants of those who managed to keep their homes on the island after the Treaty of Lausanne's infamous, nationwide 1923 population exchange, when some 500,000 Muslims (primarily of Turkish origin), were forcibly relocated from Greece to Turkey following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
