Göktürk Merkez Mosque

Göktürk Merkez Mosque

Year Built
1605
Commissioned By
Mısırlı Hacı Mustafa Agha (Agha of the House of Felicity)
Architect
Unknown
Location
Eyupsultan
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Changes After Construction

  1. It is stated that the first small structure located in the place where the work was built dates back to the Seljuk period and was later expanded with additions.

  2. It was used as a military depot during the İnönü period and as a barn during the Republican era.

  3. Sources state that it was reopened for worship in 1948-1949.

Featured Highlights

  • It is made of regular cut stone with three rows of brick beams, and its blind dome is placed on an eight-sided drum.

  • Its minbar is wooden and its mihrab is a niche.

  • The tomb of Mısırlı Hacı Mustafa Agha is located to the right of Eyüp Sultan (Abu Ayyub al-Ansari).

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