Kazasker İvaz Efendi Mosque
- Changes after its construction
- In the 19th century, the wooden porches were removed and replaced with simpler porches.
- These porches were also removed in the 1940s and 1950s.
- Within the scope of the restoration works carried out by Fatih Municipality in 1995, the Ivaz Efendi Fountain in the front courtyard of the mosque was restored and revived again.
- In 1998, the Sakal-ı Şerif (“The Blessed Beard”, a relic of the Prophet Muhammad), who was hidden in the mosque, disappeared, and despite searches, has not been found yet.
- In the 2000s, various arrangement works were carried out in the courtyard and the graveyard, and the surroundings of the mosque were renewed.
- Prominent features
- It is also known as Eğrikapı Mosque.
- It has a hexagonal foundation, a single main dome and five half domes and is an original example of classical Ottoman architecture.
- At the back of the mosque are the ruins of the Anemas Dungeons from the Byzantine period.
- The mihrab is decorated with the finest Iznik tiles of the 16th century and increases the artistic value of the mosque.
- Numerous window details that illuminate the interior with natural light offer an aesthetic reminiscent of the Zal Mahmud Pasha Mosque in Eyüp.
- The grave of Kazasker İvaz Effendi is located in the graveyard in front of the mosque and is marked with large cylindrical stones.
