Onsekiz Sekbanlar Mosque
- 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.
