Emin Mosque

Emin Mosque

Year Built
1570
Commissioned By
Shipyard Chief Hasan Efendi
Architect
Mimar Sinan
Location
Beyoglu
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Changes After Construction

  1. It was repaired by the Cezayirli Hasan Pasha Foundation in the 19th century.

  2. In the earthquake of 1894, its walls and dome cracked and the upper part of its minaret collapsed.

  3. It underwent extensive repairs in 1952.

  4. The annex, which was built as a neighborhood school, was later used as a police station and today serves as a Quran school.

  5. The wooden construction of the roof was converted into reinforced concrete over time.

  6. The southern wall of the mosque has preserved its originality completely, and only the entrance door of the northern wall has preserved its originality.

Featured Highlights

  • It is also known as Gazi Hasan Pasha Mosque, Emin Bey Mosque and Şehremini Hüseyin Çelebi Mosque.

  • It was built on a total land of 1067 m².

  • It has a wooden and tiled roof structure.

  • Its walls are made of masonry and its minaret is made of brick.

  • There is a men’s Quran school in the courtyard of the mosque.

  • There are two graves in the courtyard, whose identity is unknown.

  • The tombstone of Hasan Çelebi, after whom the mosque was named by Mimar Sinan, is located in the courtyard of the mosque.

  • There is a fountain in the courtyard wall of the mosque, in accordance with classical Ottoman architecture.

  • There are 20-30 congregations for daily prayers and approximately 500 for Friday prayers.

  • The founder of the mosque, Emin Agha, is buried in the mosque's graveyard.

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