Kasap Demirhun Mosque

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Construction Year:

1462

Location:

Fatih, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Hacı Ali Agha, son of Timurhan (Chief Butcher during the reign of Mehmed the Conqueror)

Architects:

Unknown

Changes After Its Construction:
  •  The mosque was repaired in 1900 and 1908.
  •  It was rebuilt with the help of the public in 1964.
Prominent Features:
  •  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.