Emekyemez Mosque
- Changes after its construction
- 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.
- Prominent Features
- 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.”
