Veledi Karabaş Mosque

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Construction Year:

17th century

Location:

Fatih, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Hacı Mahmud Efendi (son of Sheikh Abdurrahman Efendi)

Architects:

Unknown

- Changes after its construction
  • Topal Ayşe Hatun had the minbar installed and converted the small masjid into a mosque.
  • The mosque, which had fallen into disrepair over time, was repaired by Sadık Efendi.
  • It was rebuilt and expanded with a wooden roof in accordance with the original in 1903 by Sultan Abdulhamid II.
- Prominent features
  • It is also known as the “Karabaş Mosque”.
  • It has a rectangular plan, a wooden roof and is made of masonry.
  • The walls are built of brick and rubble stone.
  • The narthex is under the same roof as the main structure of the mosque and the roof is covered with tiles.
  • The women’s gallery, ceiling, preacher’s pulpit and minbar are made of wood.
  • Its mihrab is plain and made of plaster.
  • All the walls are covered with paneling up to the bottom of the windows.
  • The minaret, located near the middle and on the right of the mosque, is stubby and plastered, and its cone is covered with lead.