Haydar Kethüda Mosque

Haydar Kethüda Mosque

Year Built
1560
Commissioned By
Haydar Agha, Kethüda (Deputy) Bey of the Janissary Corps during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent
Architect
Unknown
Location
Fatih
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Changes After Construction

  1. It was renovated as reinforced concrete in 1982.

  2. The mosque, which had fallen into disrepair over time, was restored in the 1990s.

Featured Highlights

  • The roof is wooden and covered with tiles. The inner wall skirts are covered with ceramics up to the bottom of the windows, and there are two long windows on each of the three walls.

  • Its mihrab is made of marble, its minbar and preacher’s pulpit are made of wood. Its ceiling is flat, made of concrete. Its upper gallery is made of concrete and supported by two concrete pillars.

  • Its minaret has a single balcony built of “Kufeki” (an oyster limestone formed by seashells, mostly small oyster shells). The railings of the minaret are made of iron, and the cone is coated with lead.

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