Katip Kasım Mosque

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Construction Year:

End of the 15th century or beginning of the 16th century

Location:

Fatih, İstanbul

Ordered 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”*)

Architects:

Unknown

- Changes after its construction
  •  It was repaired in 2005.
- Prominent features
  •  Also known as the “Sofular Mosque”, the walls of the building are made of stone, the roof is
    wooden and covered with tiles; the minaret with a square base has a single balcony and is
    made 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.