Ahmediye Mosque

It is also known as “Etmeydanı Mosque” and “Orta Mosque”.
According to the inscription on it, it was rebuilt in 1913 after it was destroyed during the cannonade of the Janissary Corps in 1826.
The mosque has been destroyed and repaired several times throughout history. According to Evliya Çelebi, it was repaired by Süleyman Kethüda, and then by Ahmed Efendi in 1902.
It was damaged in the fire of 1918 and underwent repairs at various dates, and was renovated by the Foundations Administration in 1970.
There is a cistern underneath, dating back to the Byzantine period.

It attracts attention with its octagonal and wooden domed structure design.
The interior walls, up to the marble mihrab in the shape of a semicircular niche, are covered with paneling.
The dome has a three-stage, octagonal shape and interior wood cladding details.
The Harim area (the outer courtyard surrounded by walls located around Ottoman mosques and separating the mosque area from the urban area) is octagonal and the large courtyard and garden area covers a total of 1000 m².
The minaret is made of cut stone, has a single balcony and a lead-coated cone.
The cistern located under the structure is supported by nine columns arranged in three rows. The upper cover is completed with sixteen brick domes with pendentives (an architectural transition element that allows a dome to sit on a square-plan structure).