Hoşkadem Mosque
Changes After Its Construction:
- The mosque, which remained in ruins for many years, was renovated between 1955 and 1960 when the City Hall was built.
- It was later repaired again in 1977. However, no trace of the first structure can be seen in its current building.
Prominent Features:
- The mosque, which is made of masonry and has a wooden roof, has 5-meter-high walls made of rubble stone.
- The mihrab is covered with ceramics, the minbar and ceiling are wooden. The roof is covered with tiles.
- The stone steps to the right of the entrance lead to the women’s gallery. A wooden section was added to the front of the mosque. It has a single-balcony minaret.
- There are beautiful gravestones from the 18th century in the graveyard.
- It is also mentioned that the founder of the mosque, Sekbanbaşı Mehmed Agha, was buried here.
- Nearby are the Sheikh al-Islam Mehmed Efendi and Kazım Agha madrasahs and the Defterdar Fountain.
*Sekbanbaşı, “The Head of Sekban” is the deputy of Chief Janissary Agha and the head of the Sekban Brigade of the Imperial Janissary Army.
