Karagöz Mehmet Paşa Mosque
- Changes after its construction
- The present day structure was rebuilt by the locals in 1961 on its old foundations, replacing the
mosque that was demolished by the Foundations in 1942.
- Prominent features
- The foundation of its minaret is made of stone and its body is made of brick and has a single
balcony. - The mihrab is covered, the minbar and the preacher’s pulpit are wooden.
- Meanwhile, the women gallery and muezzin gallery were added; the inner wall skirts are
covered with marble. - It has a short minaret made of red bricks and a small courtyard.
- The mosque is also known as the "Karagöz Lodge" because it is located near Karagöz
Mehmet Pasha's fountain dated 1672. - The mosque was also the lodge allocated to the Cerrahi (Jerrahi) Sufi Order; the Jerrahi dhikr
was being performed here on Wednesdays. - The late Cemaleddin Server Revnakoğlu, a lover of Istanbul and an expert on antiquities at the
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, states that the early season of every vegetable (the first to
grow at the beginning of the season) was included in the table of this lodge and that a wide
variety of dishes were served to the poor and guests.
