Arakiyeci Ahmet Çelebi Mosque
- Changes after its construction:
- It underwent many changes with the repairs made in 1520 and 1618 during the Ottoman period.
- In 1973, it was almost rebuilt with major structural changes and gained a different appearance.
- Prominent Features:
- It has a quadrangular plan, walls made of cut stone and a wooden roof.
- Its roof and narthex are made of wood, its mihrab is made of stalactite (muqarnas made of hanging drops/stalactites).
- The upper gallery is made of reinforced concrete. There are two windows on each wall, one above the other, and the walls are covered with tiles at a height of one meter from the ground.
- It has a small garden. It has a stone minaret and a single balcony; at the foot of the minaret is the tomb of Ahmed Çelebi.
- There is an exit door to the upper gallery from the narthex, which was added later, and an entrance door to the Harim from the right corner.
- The minbar and the preacher’s pulpit are made of wood, and the mihrab is made of plaster.
- Its dilapidated minaret was repaired with Maltese stone under the supervision of foundations; is original up to the bottom of the balcony, and the stone balcony and honeycomb sections are from the 19th century.
