Duhani Mustafa Bey Mosque

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Construction Year:

16th century

Location:

Fatih, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Duhani Mustafa Bey (Statesman who served as the census taker of Egypt and participated in the conquest of Egypt together with Sultan Selim I)

Architects:

Mimar Sinan (Not definitive, yet sources state that it is the work of Mimar Sinan)

- Changes after its construction
  • The mosque underwent many repairs after it was built.
  • With the repairs carried out in the 2010s, the reinforced concrete narthex with a glassed-in window was added.
- Prominent features
  • It is a rectangular planned structure; its walls are built with rubble stone and brick.
  • The roof is wooden and covered with tiles.
  • The walls are covered with wooden paneling up to about half a meter above the ground.
  • The ceiling is wooden.
  • Its mihrab is plain, its minbar and pulpit are made of wood.
  • Its minaret is located in the northwest; its balcony is made of stone, and its cone is covered with lead.
  • The two-storey building on the left side; the lower part is used as a place for ablution and the upper part is used as a Quran course.