Changes After Construction
The mosque was completely destroyed in the 1894 earthquake and rebuilt using old stones.
The narthex was repaired in 1993 and covered with wood.
The structures around the mosque were demolished during the expansion of the Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine.
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The mosque has high windows, round arches and a wooden roof.
The minaret, which was not damaged by the earthquake, consists of three parts; a stone cone, square base, 10 hexagonal body, and the body and balcony are made entirely of cut stone and continue in their old form. The 8-pointed star inserts on the railing are carved in relief.
The harem section of the mosque was meticulously repaired and a wooden dome was placed on the ceiling. The top of the mihrab in the niche protruding to the outside has plaster muqarnas (drop structure).
The minbar is wooden and bears the carved decorations of the period.
The concrete pulpit is made of plaster at the bottom and has wooden railings on the top.
There is a women's gallery in the mosque.
It is a beautiful example among the Ni'mel Ceyş mosques.
The mosque, which has a square plan and is constructed of cut stone, has a wooden narthex to the north and a minaret on the northwest corner.
The mosque is covered with a tiled roof inclined in four directions; The interior has a wooden ceiling and a dome.
The mihrab is in the shape of a semicircular niche and the interior decorations are late-period hand-drawn works.
In the graveyard on the qibla side of the mosque is the tomb of its founder, Kasap İlyas Bey.
Ni’mel Ceyş, “Blessed Army”, name given to those who participated in the Conquest of Istanbul.
