Changes After Construction
It is recorded that it was completely destroyed in the earthquake of 1894 and was rebuilt a few years later.
It was repaired and put into use in 1899.
Its present-day form has been shaped as a result of various repairs and interventions, and there is no definitive data on the original plan.
The mosque's “mükebbire” (the protruding balcony where the muezzins stand to repeat the imam's takbirs to the people praying in the narthex) was restored in 2024.
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It has a rectangular plan and expands crookedly from south to north.
It is also known as the “Merdivenli Cami” (“Mosque with Stairs”) with its 21-22-step staircase; it is an elevated building.
The interior is covered with a wooden ceiling.
The mihrab and mihrab walls are covered with ceramic tiles, and the minbar, which was apparently placed later, is made of wood.
It draws attention with its construction on a higher level within a busy commercial area such as the Grand Bazaar.
