İskenderpaşa Mosque
Changes After Its Construction:
- It was repaired after the earthquakes in 1733, 1813, 1937, 1958, 1989 and most recently in 1999. The dome and minaret were damaged in the 1999 earthquake and were repaired.
- In 1989, a large courtyard of 360 m² was added to the right side.
- Prominent features of the mosque
- It is also known as Terkim Mosque (Masjid).
- The square-plan, single-domed and single-minaret mosque was built of cut stone. The 35th verse of the Surah al-Nur (en: “The Chapter of Light”, a chapter from the Holy Quran)* is inscribed on its dome.
- The minbar is made of marble. The qibla windows are of stained glass.
- The newly built 360 square meter large courtyard includes a narthex, fountain, toilet, classrooms and a soup kitchen.
*Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. His light is like a niche in which there is a lamp, the lamp is in a crystal, the crystal is like a shining star, lit from ˹the oil of˺ a blessed olive tree, ˹located˺ neither to the east nor the west, whose oil would almost glow, even without being touched by fire. Light upon light! Allah guides whoever He wills to His light. And Allah sets forth parables for humanity. For Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.
