Bıçakçı Alaaddin Mosque
- Changes after its construction:
- It was rebuilt from cut stone and brick by the Foundations Administration with the help of the public between 1974 and 1977.
- Its roof is covered with tiles, its minbar and preacher’s pulpit are wooden, and its mihrab is marble.
- Prominent Features:
- Sheikh Alaaddin Mosque, also known as Alaaddin Mosque
- There is a Thuluth inscription at the door of the lodge.
- On the wall dated 1830, there are two fountains side by side, one of which has Quranic verses written on it. The second fountain has a wide arch, is made of cut stone and has no inscription.
- The upper gallery is made of stone and stands on two pillars. The entrance is from the narthex.
- There is a Girls’ Quran Course on the ground floor.
- There is a fresh water source in the garden.
- The cup-like brick minaret hanging on the right wall has a windowed call-to-prayer area instead of a balcony.
- In the graveyard of the mosque, which is entered from two gates into its large garden, two distinguished figures of the 17th century are buried: the famous Misri Ömer Efendi, the Sheikh of Suleymaniye, and the poet-statesman Azmizade Haleti Mustafa Efendi.
