Piri Mehmet Paşa Mosque

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Construction Year:

1543

Location:

Fatih, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Karamani Piri Mehmet Pasha (Grand Vizier during the reigns of Selim I and Suleiman the Magnificent)

Architects:

Unknown

- Changes after its construction
  • It is called the “Soğukkuyu Mosque” because of the cistern built on marble porphyry
    pillars located under the mosque.
  • It is known that it was built as a zawiya for the disciples of Cemaleddin İshak Karamani
    and was later converted into a madrasah.
  • It was demolished in 1942 due to neglect.
  • In 2013, the mihrab, minbar, pulpit, women gallery and ceiling were rebuilt from wood
    and opened for worship. Later, the roof was covered with tiles.
- Prominent features
  • It is also known as the “Kanlı Medrese Mosque”.
  • The mosque, which reflects the Ottoman architectural style, has a single-balcony
    minaret.
  • Piri Mehmet Pasha left behind many charitable works in the Ottoman lands, and his
    tomb is in the courtyard of the mosque he had built in Silivri.
  • The graves of Sheikh Mehmed Emin Tokadi (1664–1745) and his student Mustakimzade
    Süleyman Efendi (1719–1787) are located in the cemetery of the mosque.