Changes After Construction
The minbar of the mosque was put up by Kilisli Hoca Hüseyin Efendi, who was dismissed fromEdirne and came to Istanbul and died here.
It was renovated by Gonca Hatun in 1890. It is stated in the sources that a portion of theexpenses of the masjid during the Ottoman period were given by the Bayezid II and Şehzade(Prince) Sultan Mehmed Foundation.
It was repaired in 1965 and 1978.
It was completely demolished and rebuilt in 1997.
Its sinks and fountains were renewed by Fatih Municipality in 2021.
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The mosque was built by Sheikh Abdurrahman Efendi, the author of the famous work called“Karabaş Tecvidi”*. This person was the teacher of Sultan Osman II (Genç Osman). He wascalled Karabaş Efendi (Blackhead Efendi) by the people because he wrapped a black turbanaround his crown (fez). The benefactor is buried in front of the mihrab. The date on thetombstone is 1533-1534.
When you enter the Karabaş Veli Mosque from the street and the courtyard, there are ablutionareas and toilets on the right. In front of the mosque opposite, you can reach the narthex withsix wide marble steps on three sides. The narthex has a slightly lower ceiling than the mosqueand its walls are made of cut stone.
Its roof is covered with tiles.
The entrance wall to the harim is completely covered with tiles. Entering harim, there is themuezzin area on the right, then the imam’s room. There is an exit door to the minaret in thesame corner.
The minbar, mihrab and pulpit were once made of marble, but in the last restoration all threewere covered with tiles.
The wooden and flat ceiling was made of reinforced concrete this time and painted with whitelime.
The upper gallery has preserved its wooden state; the bottom is polished and the railings arepainted.
The walls are covered with wooden paneling half a meter high from the ground, and the otherparts are painted with plastic paint.
The minaret of the Karabaş Veli Mosque is on the right and has a single balcony.
Its base is made of cut stone, and its cylindrical body is given a serrated shape.
There is a basement under the mosque; there is an entrance door from outside on the left walland “Gonca Hanım Ladies Section” is written on it.
