Nasuhi Mehmet Efendi Mosque
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Construction Year :
1684-1688
Location :
Üsküdar, İstanbul
Ordered by :
Grand Vizier Moralı Hasan Pasha, Sheikh Mehmed Nasuhi Efendi
Architects :
Unknown
- Changes after its construction
- In the 1700s (during the reign of Mustafa III), additional funds were provided from foundations to support the expenses of the lodge
- Esir/Çelebi İsmail Pasha rebuilt and renewed the minaret of the mosque
- It was repaired in 1691, 1777, 1849, and 1863
- It was repaired by the Ministry of Foundations in 1902
- After the dervish lodges were closed in 1925, it began to be used as a mosque; the tomb was closed to visitors, and the Harem (prayer hall) and Selamlık (welcoming area) sections were used as residences by the family members descended from Sheikh Nasuhi Efendi
- The minaret, which collapsed due to earthquake damage in the early 20th century, was rebuilt in 1966 by Alaeddin Nasuhioğlu, a member of the family, and took its current form
- And in the 1960s, the Selamlık section was renovated, far from its original form.
- Prominent features
- It was initially established as a lodge with its wooden semahane and annexes (additional buildings), and later its function as a mosque became more prominent
- The window openings on the walls of the main square-planned space are rectangular with stone sills; the hipped roof, which is completed with moldings, is covered with Turkish style tiles
- The pulpit and the shoe section of the single-balcony cut stone minaret, which has been renewed with recent interventions, extend to the eaves level and is topped with a pyramidal cone
- Sheikh Mehmed Nasuhi Efendi is buried in the tomb
- In the adjacent courtyard (Hazire) are the family graves; in addition, a fountain with a large reservoir built by Hasan Pasha is located to the right of the courtyard entrance.