Esir Kemal Mosque
- Changes after its construction
- Over time, the mosque has undergone various repairs and restorations, and its original structural features have largely been lost.
- The building, which was in ruins until 1939, was repaired by Azakzade Hacı Tevfik Bey and brought to its current state.
- Prominent features
- The mosque is built of brick and wood with a roof covered with traditional tiles.
- Its minbar was placed by the statesman Arnavut Osman Efendi.
- The mosque is known as the “Esir Kemal Mosque” by taking its name from the well of the same name nearby and by corrupting the word “Esirci” among the public.
- It is sometimes referred to as the Azak Mosque because there is an inn belonging to the well-known Azakzade family in its vicinity.
- The stone minaret has a single balcony and is striking in its harmony with the other classical features of the mosque.
