Piri Mehmet Paşa Mosque
- 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.
