Canfeda Hatun Mosque

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Construction Year:

1584

Location:

Fatih, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Canfeda Hatun

Architect:

Unknown

- Changes after its construction:
  • It was enlarged and reconstructed in 1982 and 1989 by raising the ceiling.
  • The minaret was rebuilt adjacent to the mosque.
- Prominent Features:
  • The mihrab and the qibla wall are decorated with Kütahya tiles.
  • The minbar and the preacher’s pulpit are made of wood with beautiful lathe workmanship.
  • The walls are covered with tiles up to the lower windows.
  • A single-balcony minaret rebuilt with cut stone adjacent to the building.
  • Next to it is the Nureddin Cerrahi (The founder of Jerrahi Sufi Order and its namesake) Lodge, where Muzaffer Özak, who became famous in the 1980s, served as sheikh.