İncirköy Sinanağa Mosque

İncirköy Sinanağa Mosque

Year Built
17th-18th century (Precise date unknown)
Commissioned By
Bostancıbaşı Sinan Ağa
Architect
Unknown
Location
Beykoz
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Changes After Construction

  1. The mosque was renovated by Bostancıbaşı Terzi Hüseyin Ağa and a school was built on the ground floor. However, this school fell into disrepair over time.

  2. The mosque was repaired in 1939.

Featured Highlights

  • The mosque is located in the Sultaniye district of Paşabahçe and was built elevated from the ground.

  • Its benefactor is Sinan Ağa, and his grave is in the cemetery across from the mosque.

  • The mosque was built by Bostancıbaşı Sinan Ağa, and later renovated by Terzi Hüseyin Ağa, another head of Royal Guards (Bostancıbaşı), and a school was added underneath.

  • The mosque has a single minaret and a single balcony, and its minaret is made of cut stone.

  • It is known that Terzi Hüseyin Ağa is buried near the Karacaahmet Cemetery in Üsküdar.

  • The benefactor of the school built underneath the mosque is Muameleci Sheikh Mustafa Effendi, but the school is now in ruins.

  • The mosque maintains its historical structure and its status as an important place of worship for the local people.

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