Ahmediye Mosque
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- Changes after its construction
- The mosque fell into disrepair over time and was repaired in 1861, 1885 and 1965.
- With the arrangement of the area in 2008, the area where the mosque is located was named Ahmediye District.
- Prominent Features
- It is also known as Kefçe Dede Mosque.
- The mosque has a square plan and is made of rubble stone, with a cut stone minaret on the left.
- The mosque has an octagonal drum structure with a dome resting on segmented squinches; the mihrab is a plastered niche and the minbar is made of marble.
- In the graveyard of the mosque are the graves of Ibn’ul Emin Ahmed Agha and Kefçe Dede, who had the first masjid built.
- To the right of the main courtyard gate on Gündoğumu Street is a marble fountain, and to the left is an elegant public fountain.
- There is a room behind the fountain and a water source repaired by Tiryal Hanım on the side of the fountain.
- The complex attracts attention with its octagonal and domed classroom receiving light from twelve windows.
- The madrasah section has two branches and eleven rooms, and contains domed rooms, windows opening onto the arcaded courtyard, cupboards and stoves.
- The library building combines Neoclassical and Ottoman architectural elements with its eight lower and six upper windows, a toilet opening onto a portico, and wooden columns.
- Today, one part of the madrasah is used as a Quran school, and the other part is used as a soup kitchen.
