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Changes After Construction
During the Ottoman-Russian War of 1854-1855, it was used as a flour warehouse for the soldiers serving in the castle.
It was converted into a mosque by Major Hüseyin Bey, and during the construction of the mosque, Sakal-ı Şerif ("The Blessed Beard", a holy relic of the Prophet Muhammad) was given to the mosque as a gift.
It was restored by Arnavutköy Municipality in 2015.
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It was used as a flour warehouse during the Ottoman-Russian War and was later converted into a mosque.
It is one of the mosques with a wooden roof and a simple and economical plan built in villages and towns in the last period of the Ottoman Empire.
The Beard of the Prophet that Major Hüseyin Bey brought while going on the pilgrimage was presented to the mosque as a gift.
