Kürkçübaşı Mosque

AUDIO NARRATION:

CONSTRUCTION YEAR:

1702-1703

LOCATION:

Sarıyer, İstanbul

ORDERED BY:

Mustafa II chief furrier (Estimated)

ARCHITECTS:

Unknown

Changes After Its Construction:
  • The mosque was destroyed by a fire and rebuilt. However, it lost much of its historicalcharacter during these repairs.
Prominent Features:
  • It has a short minaret with a single balcony.
  • It was built in a high-rise (multi-story) structure.
  • There is a cemetery with graves from the Ottoman period.
  • The mihrab is decorated with tiles and the minbar is made of wood.