Caferağa Mosque

AUDIO NARRATION:

CONSTRUCTION YEAR:

1554 - 1557

LOCATION:

Kadıköy, İstanbul

ORDERED BY:

Darüssaade Ağası (Agha of the House of Felicity) Cafer Agha

ARCHITECTS:

Unknown

Changes After Its Construction:
  • The mosque, which fell into disrepair over time, was renovated by the Foundations in 1900.
  • In 1988, it underwent a general repair and renovation through the mosque preservationassociation.
Prominent Features:
  • It is a building with a square plan and a hipped roof.
  • Its walls are made of masonry, its roof is wooden, and its minaret is plastered with cement.
  • It is a mosque with a single minaret and a single balcony.
  • The grave of the founder, Cafer Agha, is located in the mosque’s graveyard.