Arakiyeci Ahmet Çelebi Mosque

Arakiyeci Ahmet Çelebi Mosque

Year Built
16th century
Commissioned By
Arakiyeci Hacı Ahmed Çelebi
Architect
Mimar Sinan
Location
Fatih
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Changes After Construction

  1. It underwent many changes with the repairs made in 1520 and 1618 during the Ottoman period.

  2. In 1973, it was almost rebuilt with major structural changes and gained a different appearance.

Featured Highlights

  • 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.

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