Mustafa Çavuş Mosque
Changes After Construction:
- It was a Byzantine church from the 13th century.
- It was converted into a mosque after the Conquest of Istanbul.
- It was used as a warehouse for IETT (The Istanbul Electricity, Tram and Tunnel Establishments) for a while.
- It has been used as a mosque since 1996.
Prominent Features:
- It is also known as the “Monastery Mosque” and “Church Mosque”.
- The church has a rectangular basilica plan in the east-west direction.
- There is a narthex to the west and three semicircular apses to the east.
- The side apses are difficult to distinguish because they are more superficial than the main apse.
- The top of the building, which consists of a single room following a front hall, has a wooden roof and is covered with tiles.
- Although it is known that the rectangular planned and wooden ceiling building used to have a minaret, it does not currently have one.
