Mosque

Mihrişah Valide Sultan Mosque

It was restored in 1835 by the decree of Sultan Mahmud II.
The mosque’s minaret was demolished in the 1930s, and for a while it was used locally by Anadolu Hisarı Sports Club and various political parties.
The mosque was completely demolished in the 1950s due to the public’s reaction to the mosque being used for purposes other than worship.
It was rebuilt in accordance with its original structural plan within the scope of the Küçüksu Picnic Area project in 2013-2014.

Mihrişah Valide Sultan Mosque was ordered tob e built by Mihrişah Sultan, the wife of Mustafa III, for the Royal Guards’ Guild (Bostancı Ocağı). The mosque is one of the typically modest mosques of the Bosphorus.
The mosque has a single minaret and single balcony, a 214 square meter floor area, and a masonry walled, wooden hipped roof structure.
The mosque lost its congregation after Küçüksu Pavilion was allocated to the statesmen in the 1930s and its minaret was demolished.
The mosque hosted various social and cultural events of the Ottoman and Republican periods over the years and was completely demolished in 1959 due to public outcry.
The mosque, which was rebuilt in accordance with its original in 2013-2014, is now also known as Göksu Mosque and Küçüksu Mosque.