Debates on mosque design have been ongoing for a considerable period of time. The discussions initiated regarding mosque design during the Republican Era—particularly in the 1960s—gained a new dimension in the 2010s, transcending the boundaries of the architectural community to become an element of mainstream media discourse. The fact that groups defined as conservative began to play a larger role in capital accumulation after the 2000s added a different dimension to the plane of mosque design, and this period witnessed an increase in the number of "original" mosque design experiments. During this era, examples such as the Şakirin Mosque and the Sancaklar Mosque brought a breath of fresh air to the mosque design environment. While these "innovative" and "original" approaches were highly praised by a significant segment of the architectural community, they simultaneously became the target of certain criticisms from another faction regarding fundamental decision-making criteria, such as "establishing mosques within residential/settled areas" and "their legibility by the congregation." Regardless of the outcome, we view these "original" experiments as highly valuable in terms of breaking through the stagnant culture of criticism and debate surrounding mosques, and consider such attempts as a significant repository of knowledge for both theoretical and practical production. Indeed, architecture, described as a field of praxis, can only evolve through the experiences gained from such experiments and the lessons derived from the mistakes made. Therefore, an increase in the number of these experiments is of paramount importance for expanding our critical horizon.