Abdülbaki Mosque

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Construction Year

1644

Location

Üsküdar, İstanbul

Ordered by

Müderris Abdülbaki Efendi (Mullah of Izmir and Aleppo, Müderris Abdülbaki Efendiis Aziz Hüdayi’s son-in-law and Tiryaki Hasan Pasha’s son)

Architects

Unknown

Changes after its construction
  • In 1877, when it was in ruins, it was revived by a philanthropist.
  • It underwent extensive repairs in 1965.
  • It was restored in 2015.
Prominent features
  • The courtyard of the mosque is reached via a 12-step stone staircase from the street side, and the door of the school is on the left side of the courtyard.
  • Its founder, Müderris Abdülbaki Efendi, is buried in front of the mihrab.
  • Next to the mosque, there is an old primary school with the same name.
  • This mosque, which has a single minaret and a single balcony, has a graveyard with 15- 16 graves.
  • The mihrab is made of marble and the minbar is made of wood.