Baklalı Kemaleddin Mosque
- Changes after its construction:
- It was completely destroyed by fires in 1876 and the first years of the Republic.
- It was repaired by Abdul Hamid II in 1908.
- Its wreckage was sold in 1932, and in 1935 it was decided that there was no need to preserve the mosque land.
- In 2000, it was rebuilt as a two-story reinforced concrete building with the support of the public.
- Prominent Features:
- It is also known as Baklalı Mosque and Koğacı Mosque.
- Its founder is the dervish Kemalettin, nicknamed Baklacı, from “Ni’me’l Ceyş”, a name given to those who participated in the Conquest of Istanbul.
- The entrance is through a long marble door, the entrance section is wide and is used as the narthex.
- The mihrab, minbar and preacher’s pulpit are made of marble.
- Its interior is located on a platform with five or six marble steps.
- The walls are covered with tiles from floor to ceiling.
- There is a small dome on top and a suspended upper gallery above the stairs. There is a women’s gallery.
- The minaret is made of reinforced concrete and has two balconies.
