Harbi Mosque

Harbi Mosque

Year Built
15th century (After the Conquest of Istanbul)
Commissioned By
Yusuf Agha, the “Şatır” (Bodyguard) of Sultan Mehmed II
Architect
Unknown
Location
Fatih
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Changes After Construction

  1. The mosque, which fell into disrepair over time, was rebuilt in 1975 by the Foundations Administration with a square plan, a wooden roof and rubble stones.

Featured Highlights

  • According to the rumor among the people, one day, while Mehmed the Conqueror was rushing from Davutpaşa to the Divan, he performed the morning prayer here and ordered the construction of a mosque and a fountain here. That is why he had this mosque, which was named "Harbi Mosque", built.

  • Its interior ceiling and preacher’s pulpit are made of wood. Its minbar and interior wall skirtings are made of tiles. There are two windows on the mihrab wall and one window on the right wall.

  • The single-balcony minaret made of concrete has 6 muqarnas balconies and is on the right side of the mosque.

  • The narthex has a glassed-in window and is small like a mosque. There are some gravestones in the graveyard.

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