Kurban Nasuh Baba Mosque
Changes after its construction
- It was first built as a masjid in 1586-1587
- In the 1600s, it was converted into a mosque by El-Hac Ebu Bekir by adding a minbar to the masjid
- It was destroyed over time and rebuilt around 1973-1974
- And it was originally planned as a single-storey masjid, with a muvakkithane (timekeeping room) and a fountain added later.
Prominent features
- It is a high-rise building with a single minaret and a single balcony
- The outer window frames are solid marble, and the minaret has survived to the present day in the form built by its benefactor
- Its founder, Kurban Nasuh Baba, is buried in front of the mihrab
- Although it is located among apartment buildings, it preserves its historical texture; there are other historical buildings in the region, such as the Tabaklar Mosque
- Around the square opposite, there was a prayer area and fountain built in 1740 by Sheikh al-Islam Mehmet Sait Efendi, the son of Sheikh al-Islam Sheikh Mirza Mehmet Efendi
- And also, on the right side of Tabaklar Square, there was the Şehzade Abdülhamid Fountain, dated 1728, and a neighborhood school next to it.
