Yuşa Mosque
- Changes the building has undergone since its construction
- The mosque, first built by Grand Vizier Mehmed Said Pasha, has undergone various repairs over time.
- Damaged by fire during the reign of Sultan Abdulaziz, the mosque was rebuilt in 1863.
- Restoration works were carried out in the 1990s and the structure was strengthened.
- Prominent features of the mosque
- The Yuşa Mosque is located on Joshua‘s Hill in Beykoz and is remembered together with the tomb of the Prophet Joshua. According to a rumor, the location of the tomb of the Prophet Joshua was discovered by Yahya Effendi, the foster brother of Suleiman the Magnificent.
- The tomb of the Prophet Joshua, located next to the mosque and tomb, is visited by the public and has great spiritual importance.
- There are various inscriptions on the inner gate of the mosque and the tomb regarding the construction and renovation of the mosque.
- The inscription from the period when Sultan Abdulaziz rebuilt the mosque tells that the mosque was renovated after the fire and reopened for worship as a “glorious temple”.
- The mosque has a square plan and a simple architecture. It has a single-balcony minaret.
- Joshua‘s Hill is one of the highest points in Istanbul, and both the mosque and the tomb stand out as important places of visit.
