Kuleli Kaymak Mustafa Paşa Mosque
- Changes after its construction
- In 1837, during the reign of Sultan Mahmud II, the wooden narthex and the Sultan’s Lodge were added.
- It underwent extensive renovation in the 1990s, and the upper part of the narthex was arranged as a women’s gallery.
- Restoration to the original was started in 2018; the last restoration was completed in 2020.
- Prominent Features
- The building, also known as the Kulebahçe Mosque, Kuleli Ocağı Mosque and Kuleli Mosque, is a well-constructed masonry structure with a rectangular plan close to a square; it is covered with a central dome and four smaller domes.
- It has a single minaret and a single balcony and is one of the elegant waterside mosques on the Bosphorus.
- The mihrab is a fine example of the Tanzimat Period mihrabs; it attracts attention with its three-dimensional depiction of an oil lamp.
- The Harim of the mosque is illuminated by the round arched windows on the mihrab facade and side facades.
- In front of the mosque there is a fountain built in classical Ottoman style.
