Kasap Demirhun Mosque

Kasap Demirhun Mosque

Year Built
1462
Commissioned By
Hacı Ali Agha, son of Timurhan (Chief Butcher during the reign of Mehmed the Conqueror)
Architect
Unknown
Location
Fatih
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Changes After Construction

  1. The mosque was repaired in 1900 and 1908.

  2. It was rebuilt with the help of the public in 1964.

Featured Highlights

  • Also known as the “Timurhan” and “Demirhan Mosque”.

  • The walls of the mosque, which can be reached by a few stairs, are made of stone; the roof and minbar are made of wood and the minaret is made of brick. Its mihrab is marble.

  • The mosque, which has wide eaves, is covered with tiles and geometric star motifs are applied in a frame in the middle of its wooden ceiling.

  • There is a muezzin gallery and a minaret exit door on the right side.

  • The upper gallery, which is made of concrete, stands on two concrete pillars.

  • There are ablution areas and a Quran course under the mosque.

  • It has a well with a narrow mouth that gradually widens. Its fountain, which is still flowing, is next to the wall.

  • The benefactor of the mosque, Hacı Ali Agha, is buried in the graveyard of the mosque.

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