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It was renewed in 1302 AH (Gregorian 1884-1885) and 1948.
Its minaret was later built of brick.
There are three tombstones in the graveyard next to it.
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It was built on an area of 200 m². Its walls are made of masonry, its roof is made of wood and its minaret is made of brick.
It was named "Emekyemez Mosque" because the workers' wages were paid before their sweat dried during the construction of the mosque.
He gave his name to Emekyemez District, one of the oldest neighborhoods of Beyoğlu.
It has classical Ottoman mosque architecture made of wood and tiles.
One of the tombstones in the mosque's graveyard belongs to Hüsamettin Efendi, one to the daughter of Calligrapher Ali Efendi, and the other to El-Hac İbrahim.
It is one of the first buildings built in the neighborhood and among the earliest mosques built in Galata after the conquest of Istanbul.
Verse 18 of Surah Jinn is written on its door. It means: "Surely the mosques belong to Allah. Therefore, do not worship anyone along with Allah."
