Kaliçeci Hasanağa Mosque

The mosque, which was built before 1519, was rebuilt by Grand Vizier Köse Mustafa Pasha in
1751 after it burned down in the Gedikpaşa fire.
Since it fell into disrepair over time, it was renovated for the third time in 1868 by Mustafa Rıfat
Efendi, a member of the Accounting and Finance Commission.
The minbar of the building was added by Testerecizade Mehmed Efendi and the small masjid
was converted into a mosque.

Nothing remains of the features of its first construction.
Since its qibla is slightly crooked, the rows are arranged towards the corner.
It is also known as the “Halıcı Hasan Ağa Masjid”.
There is a door opening to the women gallery on the west side; the women gallery is
carried by 4 concrete pillars.
The minbar and pulpit are wooden.
The spaces between the windows, the insides of the windows and the mihrab are covered with
tiles.
The Harim is entered through a door from the narthex.
It is also known as the ”Eğri Mihraplı Cami” (Mosque with the Crooked Mihrab) because the
mihrab is slightly crooked.
The preacher’s pulpit and minbar are wooden.
The ceiling has been repaired and plastered with concrete in recent years.
It is covered with a tiled hipped roof.
The minaret is on a square base, has a round body and a single balcony.
It is a structure with a single dome and a single minaret. Its minaret has a single balcony.