Bostancı Kuloğlu Mosque

The mosque was built on lands previously donated by Kuloğlu Mustafa Bey.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the old mosque was demolished by the Ministry of Foundations due to its dilapidation and the Third Foundation Inn was built in its place.
It was built and opened in 1913 together with the “İbrahim Paşa Primary School” next tothe mosque.
The mosque was expanded over time due to population growth, but the additionsdamaged the mosque’s original architectural aesthetics.
It underwent restoration in 1983, and a minaret was added to the mosque during thisperiod.

It is a medium-sized building with a rectangular plan and a single dome.
It has a three-bay narthex with open sides.
The mosque attracts attention with its high main walls and a small, flat dome.
The entrance door of the harim is wide and has a pointed arch.
The mihrab is made of marble and is drawn inwards with a three-sided curve.
The minbar and the preacher’s pulpit are made of wood; the decorations of the minbarare painted light green.
The muezzin’s gallery is located in the northwest and is surrounded by wooden railings.
The women gallery has two floors and is built on wooden poles.
Although the mosque does not fully comply with classical Ottoman architecture, it isconsidered an example of Neo-Classical Ottoman architecture.
The minaret is entered from the inside.
The interior decoration of the mosque includes calligraphy works by calligraphers İsmailHakkı Altunbezer and Hasan Rıza.
The interior decorations of the mosque include calligraphy written with gold leaf andgeometric patterns.
Tere are two inscriptions on the upper part of the narthex.