Tıbbiye Mosque
Changes After Its Construction:
- Tıbbiye Mosque underwent a major renovation in 1966, and in 2005, a comprehensive maintenance, repair and renovation project was started again, and it was opened for worship in 2008.
- Today, it is located in the Sirkeci Supply Department.
- It is located on a military campus and visits require permission.
Prominent Features:
- It is also known as the “Mecidiye Mosque”, “Sarayiçi Mosque”, “Sahrayı Cedit Mosque” and “Sultan Abdülmecid Mosque”.
- It is located inside the barracks buildings in the garden of the Mekteb-i Tıbbiye-i Askeriye-i Şahane (Military Medical School), which was built for military purposes.
- The mosque was built on the basement and foundations of a Byzantine-era building in the region, following the same plan.
- There is no definitive record of the collapse of the train station and the structures that were destroyed when the railway passed through this area.
- It is made of masonry and has a single dome and a minaret with a single balcony.
- The interior has marble columns.
