Aşçıbaşı Ahmet Ağa Mosque

Audio Narration

Construction Year:

1589

Location:

Eyüpsultan, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Aşçıbaşı (Chief Chef) Ahmet Agha

Architect:

Unknown

- Changes after its construction:
  • Over time, it fell into ruin but was renovated to its original state in 1980.
- Prominent Features:
  • The mosque has a square plan and stone walls, a wooden roof, and a projecting mihrab.
  • The minaret is made of thin bricks, and its cone is made of cut stone.
  • The tomb of the mosque’s founder, Aşçıbaşı Ahmet Agha, is buried on the minaret side and is surrounded by a low wall. There is no inscription on the stone.
  • In the courtyard on the left side of the mosque, there is a well and a small ablution basin.
  • Behind the mosque ahead is the Aktürbe and to its left is the tomb of the famous miniature artist Levni.