Changes After Construction
The mosque was almost completely destroyed in the 19th century.
It was damaged in a great fire in 1918 and was reported to have collapsed, down to the base of its minaret, in 1940–1942.
Its land was occupied by squatters for a period; however, with the support of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, the squatters on it were removed and it was restored to its original state and opened for worship in 2011.
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The mosque was originally built as a masjid and was later became known as the Ahmet Paşa Mosque.
The nickname “Altı Poğaça” (Six Poğaça*) is based on an interesting story about the foundation of the mosque; according to this story, the chief baker of Mehmed the Conqueror brought six poğaças every morning.
Although the building was largely demolished from its original materials, elements such as the tiled roof, marble mihrab, wooden minbar and reinforced concrete, single-balcony minaret were rebuilt with modern techniques during the 2011 restoration.
