Molla Aşki Mosque
- Changes after its construction
- In 1735, Fatma Hatun, the sister of the Judge of Istanbul Abdüllatif Râzi Efendi, had its minbar
installed, a Friday preacher appointed, and a minaret, gallery and narthex added. - It is understood from the inscription above the entrance that its minaret was repaired by a
benefactor named Fatma Hanım in 1822-1823.
- Prominent features
- The mosque has a rectangular plan, walls are made of masonry, a roof covered with wood and
tiles, and a minaret of stone. - The women gallery is carried by three concrete pillars.
- The mihrab is made of tiles, the minbar and ceiling are wooden.
- The walls are covered with green tiles from the floor to the bottom of the windows.
- There are two long windows on the right and left walls; these long, thin, round-arched windows
reflect the architectural style of the Abdulhamid II period. - The railed area at the entrance has three rows of rows; the harim has seven rows of rows. The
interior area is 121 m², and 150 people can pray in the mosque. - The minaret, located in the northwest of the mosque, is covered with stone; it has a single
balcony, a pointed cone, and its round body is plastered with concrete. - The tomb of Molla Aşki Mehmed Efendi is located in front of the mihrab wall.
