Faikpaşa Mosque

Faikpaşa Mosque

Year Built
1882 or 1892
Commissioned By
Faik Pasha (During the reign of Sultan Abdulhamid II)
Architect
Unknown
Location
Kadikoy
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Changes After Construction

  1. A concrete narthex was added in front in 1956-57.

  2. It partially burned down in 1992 and was subsequently repaired.

Featured Highlights

  • It is also known as the “Acıbadem Mosque”.

  • It is a single-domed mosque made entirely of granite.

  • The stage has a square plan and is accessed by a few steps.

  • It gets light from the upper and lower windows.

  • Its minbar is wooden and there are no inscriptions anywhere.

  • It is a mosque with a single stone minaret and a single balcony.

  • On the left side of the mosque there is a tomb said to belong to Faik Pasha

  • There is a thin column-shaped witness at the head of the grave, but there is no writingon it.

  • Faik Pasha mansion, adjacent to the courtyard of the mosque, was used as a PoliceNursing Home in 1961 and partially burned down in December 1992.

  • There is a prayer stone leaning against the courtyard wall; it has a mihrab verse and arelief lamp shape on it, but there is no date information.

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