Hacı Bayram Kaftani Mosque

Its first construction is based on the foundation deed dated 1490.
Later, Grand Vizier Bayram Pasha had the mosque converted into a mosque by installing a minbar.
It is stated that it was destroyed in the earthquake of 1894 and rebuilt by Fatma Hanım in 1896 in the style of the Sultan Abdulhamid period.
New repair work was carried out in 1983, and a new minaret was added in 1989.
It was repaired by Fatih Municipality in 2002 after additional arrangements were made in recent times.
The narthex was added to the front of the mosque as a two-storey structure.

The mosque was built using masonry materials (cut stone and brick).
The walls are decorated with tiles and masonry decorations on both the exterior and interior wall skirts; there are also two windows on the west side of the mosque.
Its mihrab is decorated with Kütahya tiles; its minbar and ceiling are made of inlaid wood.
The women’s and muezzin’s gallery, like the minbar, are prepared with detailed woodwork.
The large courtyard in front of the mosque is accessed through three gates and contains a cemetery.
On the right side of the mosque, the old and lower minaret and the narthex, which was added with the arrangements made in 2002, attract attention.
Hacı Bayram Kaftani donated cells, vineyards, water mills, houses and shops next to the mosque.
According to the foundation records, the grave of the benefactor is to the left of the courtyard; there is also the Yusuf Pasha Tomb and library next to the mosque.

*Kaftancıbaşı is the name given to the responsible who oversees the buying of clothing for the Imperial Palace.