Hoca Ali Mosque

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Construction Year:

16th century

Location:

Fatih, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Hoca Ali Çelebi

Architects:

Unknown

- Changes after its construction
  • The mosque, which had been in ruins for a long time, was repaired by benefactors in 1964.
  • In 2019, the toilet and fountain were renovated and an iron door was added to the mosque entrance.
- Prominent features
  • Its minbar was placed by Sultan Selim II.
  • The mosque, which has a square plan, multi-storey and masonry structure, has a short squat minaret made of brick, a balcony with iron railings and is on the right side of the mosque.
  • The mihrab is made of marble and has tile motifs, the minbar and pulpit are wooden. The interior area of the mosque is 88 meter-square, and the inner wall skirts are covered with paneling. There are two rectangular windows on the right and left walls, each with slightly oval tops.
  • The mosque, which has a wooden roof covered with tiles, is accessed by a few steps since the plot is sloping. It has a small women’s gallery and a narthex.
  • It has a single minaret and a single balcony.
  • Hoca Ali passed away in 1568, his grave is in the graveyard in his courtyard.