Molla Aşki Mosque

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Construction Year:

15th century

Location:

Fatih, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Aşki Mehmet Efendi (Poet, scholar and statesman who participated in the Conquest of Istanbul)

Architects:

Unknown

- 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.