Onsekiz Sekbanlar Mosque

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Construction Year:

16th century

Location:

Fatih, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Kadı Hüsameddin Çelebi (Judge of Istanbul during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent)

Architects:

Unknown

- Changes after its 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 Nimel Ceyş (Soldiers who
    participated in the conquest of Istanbul) who were martyred during the Conquest of
    Istanbul in 1453, are buried.