Başçı Mahmut Mosque
- Changes after its construction:
- It was used as the dervish lodge mosque of the Gülşeni Sect in the first quarter of the 19th century.
- It was severely damaged by fire in 1918.
- While it was an abandoned ruin in 1947, its ruins were removed during street widening works in 1956.
- In 1986, it was rebuilt as a new mosque, completely different from the original structure, on its old land and opened for worship.
- It was restored by the General Directorate of Foundations in 2006.
- Prominent Features:
- It is a reinforced concrete building with a square plan and a single dome.
- The domed upper gallery is accessed through the narthex for women.
- The preacher’s pulpit and minbar are made of wood, and the mihrab is made of marble.
- The walls are covered with 20 rows of ceramic tiles from the ground up.
- The garden can be entered from two doors, and there are 20 windows on the dome drum.
- The minaret is separate from the building and is located on the left, has a single balcony and a lead-coated cone.
- Under the mosque is the Başçı Mahmud Mosque Girls’ Quran Course.
