Gaysuni Zade Mehmet Efendi Mosque
- Changes after its construction
- It was rebuilt in the 19th century.
- Over time it was devastated and occupied by squatters.
- With the cooperation of Beyoğlu Municipality and Bademlik Mosque Wisdom and Service Foundation, the shanty houses were demolished and the mosque was rebuilt and opened for worship in 1997. It was built in accordance with the original.
- Prominent Features
- It has a single-balcony minaret.
- It has a usable area of 150 m² on a 650 m² land.
- The roof is covered with wood and tiles.
- Its walls are made of masonry and its minaret is made of brick.
- Its founder Gaysunizade Mehmet Efendi and his son Mahmut Efendi are buried in its graveyard.
- Its founder, Gaysunizade Mehmet Efendi is one of the important names in Ottoman medical history.
- He was present during the Szigetvar Campaign of Suleiman the Magnificent and carried out the embalming of the Sultan’s body.
- It has an important place in the Ottoman chief physician tradition.
- His grave has become a burial place for physicians and chief physicians in Istanbul.
