Çakırağa Mosque
Changes After Its Construction:
- By the 1950s, nothing remained of the old building, which was in ruins.
- It was rebuilt in 1987 with reinforced concrete and a basement by the community under the leadership of the late Hacı Neşet Döküm, a veteran of the War of Independence.
Prominent Features:
- The roof of the building, also known as Çakırcıbaşı Mosque, is covered with tiles. The walls of the prayer room are completely covered with tiles.
- The mihrab and the preacher’s pulpit are made of tiles, and the minbar is made of marble.
- There is a muezzin’s gallery and a women’s gallery.
- The small narthex is reached by a 6-step staircase.
- There is a single-balcony stone minaret on the right.
- Çakır Agha and some of the Tekke (Dervish lodge) sheikhs are buried in the graveyard in front of the mihrab.
- The fountain opposite dates back to 1812-13 and is a charity of Berberbaşı (Chief Barber) Ali Agha.
