Gedik Abdi Mosque

Audio Narration

Construction Year:

1621

Location:

Beyoğlu, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Admiral Gedik Abdullah Agha

Architect:

Unknown

- Changes after its construction
  • The building, which underwent a major renovation in 1906, continued to be preserved with the renovation of its roof by the foundations in 1970.
  • In 1981, retaining walls were built to prevent cracks in its ground, and in the same year, a comprehensive restoration work was carried out by the foundations.
- Prominent Features
  • The square-plan building, built on a total land of 450 m², has a tiled roof.
  • The mihrab is made of marble, and the minbar and the preacher’s pulpit are made of wood.
  • It has a single-balcony minaret.
  • It has a usable area of 350 m² including the garden and courtyard.
  • In front of the mosque, there is a corner fountain built by Gedik Abdullah Ağa.
  • In the small graveyard, there is the green-painted grave of Gedik Abdullah Ağa.