Changes After Construction
Although the construction year is thought to be 1540, according to the Ottoman archives it is 1497.
In the Uzunçarşı-Mercan fire in 1911, the surrounding area was burned, but the mosque survived without any damage.
It was closed due to the regulation of 1928 (Regulation numbered 6061 dated 8 January 1928, which limited the number of mosques) and fell into disrepair due to lack of maintenance.
It was restored by the foundations in 1961 and reopened for worship; the portico columns were replaced with spolia materials.
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The most striking feature of the mosque is its minaret with twisted brick work. The round body of the minaret is woven with twisted rods up to the balcony.
It is one of the rare examples of a twisted minaret in Istanbul; similar ones are found in Amasya and the Üç Şerefeli Mosque in Edirne.
The minaret rostrum of the building is made of cut limestone, and the narthex was built with mixed techniques using stone and brick rows.
The primary school and fountains that used to be located next to it have not survived to this day.
During the restoration in 1961-1962, the old spolia column bodies and capitals were renewed with pieces collected from different parts of the city.
