Changes After Construction
It was used as the dervish lodge mosque of the Gülşeni Sect in the first quarter of the 19th century.
It was severely damaged by fire in 1918.
While it was an abandoned ruin in 1947, its ruins were removed during street widening works in 1956.
In 1986, it was rebuilt as a new mosque, completely different from the original structure, on its old land and opened for worship.
It was restored by the General Directorate of Foundations in 2006.
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It is a reinforced concrete building with a square plan and a single dome.
The domed upper gallery is accessed through the narthex for women.
The preacher’s pulpit and minbar are made of wood, and the mihrab is made of marble.
The walls are covered with 20 rows of ceramic tiles from the ground up.
The garden can be entered from two doors, and there are 20 windows on the dome drum.
The minaret is separate from the building and is located on the left, has a single balcony and a lead-coated cone.
Under the mosque is the Başçı Mahmud Mosque Girls' Quran Course.
