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Katip Kasım Mosque

Katip Kasım Mosque

Year Built
End of the 15th century or beginning of the 16th century
Commissioned By
Kasım Bey bin Abdullahü'l-Katib (Secret scribe during the reign of Mehmed the Conqueror and his son Beyazıd II, and from “Nimel Ceyş”*)
Architect
Unknown
Location
Fatih
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Changes After Construction

  1. It was repaired in 2005.

Featured Highlights

  • Also known as the “Sofular Mosque”, the walls of the building are made of stone, the roof iswooden and covered with tiles; the minaret with a square base has a single balcony and ismade of brick.

  • The ceiling, mihrab, minbar and pulpit of the mosque are wooden.

  • The front of the wooden women gallery is surrounded by a wooden railing.

  • Katip Kasım and his family are buried in the cemetery.

  • Ni’mel Ceyş “Blessed Army”, name given to those who participate in the Conquest of Istanbul.

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