Kaliçeci Hasanağa Mosque

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Construction Year:

Early 16th century

Location:

Fatih, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Kaliçeci (or Halıcı “Carpet Maker”) Hasan Ağa

Architects:

Unknown

- Changes after its construction
  •  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.
- Prominent features
  •  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.