Çinili Mosque
- Changes after its construction
- It underwent its first comprehensive restoration in 1938.
- In 1965, a restoration was carried out by the Directorate General of Foundations.
- Additional structures such as a madrasah, a shadirvan, a fountain, a primary school and a bathhouse were later added to the original structure of the mosque.
- The tiles in the Çinili Hamam (“Tiled Bath”) were lost during the renovation in 1964.
- Prominent Features
- It is also known as the Orta Valide Mosque or Mahpeyker Kösem Valide Sultan Mosque.
- It is a square-plan, single-domed mosque reflecting the pre-Baroque period of Ottoman architecture, and its interior features extremely rare Kütahya-made tiles.
- The tile decorations of the mosque are among the last examples of classical Turkish tile art and display the elegance of the late Ottoman art.
- The madrasah and primary school were built in a scattered manner, in accordance with the slopes of the land, independent of the traditional social complex layout.
- The fountain, one of the striking features within the mosque complex, is decorated with a specially designed wooden roof.
- All building units were placed in corners in relation to the surrounding roads, and a dynamic environmental order was provided with structures such as fountains and fountains.
