▁E ger ▁was ▁permitted ▁to ▁call ▁the ▁Muslim ▁prayer ▁from ▁the ▁min aret ▁bal con y ▁after ▁ 3 2 7 ▁years . ▁ ▁History ▁When ▁exactly ▁the ▁min aret ▁was ▁constructed ▁is ▁still ▁unknown ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁theories ▁exist ▁about ▁it . ▁The ▁Ott om ans ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁E ger ▁city ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 6 . ▁E ger ▁min aret ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁built ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁Ott oman ▁rule ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Dj ami ▁of ▁K eth uda ▁mos que ▁The ▁E ger ▁min aret ▁was ▁built ▁as ▁a ▁min aret ▁of ▁the ▁Dj ami ▁of ▁K eth uda ▁mos que ▁to ▁call ▁out ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁call ▁to ▁prayer ▁five ▁times ▁a ▁day ▁for ▁the ▁faithful ▁to ▁come ▁for ▁con greg ational ▁pray ers . ▁The ▁mos que ▁has ▁been ▁mentioned ▁by ▁Ev li ya ▁ Ç ele bi , ▁who ▁visited ▁E ger ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 4 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁under ▁Ott oman ▁rule . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Ott om ans ▁were ▁driven ▁out ▁of ▁E ger ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 7 ▁by ▁an ▁Aust rian ▁Imperial ▁Army ▁led ▁by ▁Charles ▁of ▁Lor raine . ▁The ▁mos que ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁Catholic ▁church ▁dedicated ▁to ▁St . ▁Joseph ▁after ▁the ▁Turkish ▁rule . ▁In ▁ 1 7 2 6 , ▁the ▁mos que ▁prem ises ▁was ▁transformed ▁into ▁the ▁Brothers ▁of ▁Mer cy ▁Hospital . ▁The ▁mos que ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁chap