Changes After Construction
The primary school, the bathhouse and the timing room (muvakkithane), which were the annexes of the mosque, were demolished.
The minaret was repaired and rebuilt at various periods.
It underwent an extensive restoration in 1965.
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It is an example of a period shaped by the influences of European art along with Ottoman architecture.
The rectangular planned mosque is covered with a large dome resting on four arches. There are verses written in Jeli script above the courtyard doors leading to the mosque.
This section, which is adjacent to the mosque, is connected to the mosque by a two-storey gallery and is decorated with rich decorations. Blue and white tiles and a turban are prominent.
The mihrab, the minbar and the preacher's pulpit are decorated with marble and colored stones and are made with a magnificence unusual in Turkish art. In addition, bird houses are artistically crafted on the facade of the mosque.
These works of art, miniature mansions located on the exterior of the mosque, are among the original details of the building.
It has a cemetery containing many graves belonging to the courtiers.
