Kaliçeçi Hasanağa Mosque

Audio Narration:

Construction Year:

Early 16th century

Location:

Fatih, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Kaliçeci (or Halıcı “Carpet Maker”) Hasan Ağa

Architects:

Unknown

Changes After 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’s gallery on the west side; the women’s 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.