Hocapaşa Mosque
Changes After Construction:
- Although there are uncertain dates in different sources regarding the year of construction, the phrase “It was started during the reign of Fatih Sultan Mehmet and completed in 1580-1590.” is included.
- It was destroyed in the Hocapaşa fire in 1829.
- It was rebuilt in 1868.
- Its mihrab was also renovated in 1964 and covered with Kütahya tiles.
Prominent Features:
- The mosque has a square plan and is built of brick and stone. Its minbar is made of wood.
- The gallery surrounding the prayer hall is supported by five wooden columns. The mihrab has been rebuilt recently. The renewed mihrab is decorated with tiles. The minaret has a thick body, a single balcony and a stone spire.
- The mosque was completely rebuilt. It is understood that the side galleries were a later addition, as they are divided into two at the level of the edges of the windows. The ceiling is slatted. In recent years, a very luxurious mihrab has been built in the mosque.
- To the right of the entrance door of the mosque is a mirror stone rococo fountain with a 7-couplet inscription on it. The inscription states that the first fountain was a Mehmedian structure and that it was renovated by the fourth wife of Sultan Mahmud II when it fell into disrepair.
- It is also known as the “Hoca Üveys Mosque”.
