Onsekiz Sekbanlar Mosque
Changes After Construction:
- The mosque, which was damaged in the fire that broke out in the region in 1755, was rebuilt by Çamaşırcı Hacı Mustafa Efendi.
- It was repaired by Altunizade İsmail Efendi in 1865.
- It was repaired once more in 1960.
- In 1997, the surrounding walls of the martyrs’ cemetery on the qibla wall of the mosque were renewed by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and a marble fountain was added to the garden.
Prominent Features:
- The walls of the square-planned mosque are made of stone, and its roof and minbar are made of wood.
- The ceiling is flat, and the roof is covered with tiles.
- Its mihrab is covered with blue ceramics, and its minbar and pulpit are made of wood.
- The mosque, which has a small area, receives light from 7 windows.
- It has a balcony that is half the area of the mosque.
- The entrance to the single-balcony minaret made of brick is outside the mosque.
- There is a restroom on the right side of the entrance, and opposite it is a small fountain with taps.
- When entering the mosque, one has to pass through the fountain and then enter the interior.
- In the garden of the mosque, eighteen sekbans, namely “Ni’mel Ceyş” (Soldiers who participated in the conquest of Istanbul) who were martyred during the Conquest of Istanbul in 1453, are buried.
