15th century, (Mehmed the Conqueror period); renovated by Mahmud II in 1835.
Location:
Fatih, İstanbul
Ordered by:
Hoca Kasım Gunani
Architect:
Unknown
- Changes the building has undergone since its construction
It was repaired and revived in 1835 during the reign of Sultan Mahmud II.
In 1970, the wooden cladding was renewed under the supervision of the Foundations Administration.
- Prominent features of the mosque
It is also known as Meydancık Mosque.
According to legend, it is also known as the “Hasan Husayn Mosque” because two men named Hasan and Hussein, who were martyred in the service of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, were buried here.
It is n elevated building with wooden cladding; its roof is wooden and its walls are covered with hand-drawn decorations.
Its interior area is 110 m². Its minbar, pulpit, mihrab and women’s gallery are made of wood.
There are four long windows on the street side, one above the other, and two windows to the right and left of the altar.
Its single-balcony minaret was made of brick and later plastered with concrete.
In front of the mosque, the shrine of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari and the shrine of another of the honorable companions, Jafar b. Abdullah al-Ansari, are located.