İçerenköy Mosque

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Construction Year:

1665 (First Construction) - 1924 (Reconstruction)

Location:

Ataşehir, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Mehmet Çavuş

Architect:

Unknown

- Changes after its construction
  • In 1924, the original building was demolished and rebuilt.
  • Additional parts to the mosque were added by Hacı Zülfiye Gevrek.
  • Various restoration and maintenance works were carried out in the following years.
- Prominent Features
  • The mosque is also known as Mehmet Çavuş Mosque.
  • It is a building with a single minaret and a single balcony.
  • The interior is covered with wood, the minbar and the preacher’s pulpit are made of wood, and the mihrab is made of marble.
  • The mosque is an important gathering point in the neighborhood, and is located at the intersection of the departure and arrival directions.
  • It bears the elements of traditional Ottoman mosque architecture.