İbrahim Çavuş Mosque
Changes After Construction:
- It is stated that the structure was commissioned by İbrahim Çavuş in the 16th century and recorded as a work of Mimar Sinan.
- It is conveyed that during the First World War, the mosque was used as a depot.
- It is recorded that in the 1920s, due to neglect/ruin, the structure was completely demolished and disappeared; over time, its plot was occupied by shanty houses.
- It is stated that after it was understood from the waqf record that the plot belonged to the mosque, the area was cleared and the mosque was rebuilt in 1995 and opened for worship.
Prominent Features:
- After the reconstruction, the structure is described as having a masonry body, a stone minaret, a wooden roof, and tile covering; this combination reflects the material language seen in Ottoman mosques at the neighborhood scale.
- In the interior, the emphasis on the wooden ceiling stands out.
- It is conveyed that there is a graveyard around the mosque and that scattered and fragmented tombstones are located in the graveyard.
- It is recorded that the grave of its patron, İbrahim Çavuş, is near the mosque, but that its exact location is not known.
