İncirköy Sinanağa Mosque

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Construction Year:

17th-18th century (Precise date unknown)

Location:

Beykoz, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Bostancıbaşı Sinan Ağa

Architect:

Unknown

- Changes the building has undergone since its construction
  • 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. 
  • The mosque was repaired in 1939.
- Prominent features of the mosque
  • 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.