Mercan Ağa Mosque
- Changes after its construction
- It was renovated by Darüssaade Nazırı (Minister/Secretary of the House of Felicity) Nezir
Agha in 1702. - There is no preserved work from the repair in 1950 that has survived to the present day.
- It was restored in 2015-2016.
- Prominent features
- It is also known as the “Örücüler Mosque”.
- According to Ekrem Hakkı Ayverdi, the walls and dimensions were left the same in the 1702
restoration; there were knob-barred windows on the sides, the fact that the two rows of these
windows are rectangular indicates the presence of side loggias, and the fact that the walls are
very thick is evidence that the structure is old. - The current building does not bear the stamp of the beginning of the 17th century; however,
the Rumi-carved marble mirror above the door has been preserved from that restoration. - The structure is made of stacked wood.
- Its tall, cut-stone minaret from the 18th century stands out with its single balcony.
- The verse “And their Lord will give them a purifying drink” (Surah al-Insan, 21) is written on the
old fountain located on the exterior of the mosque.
