Kepenekçi Sinan Mosque

Kepenekçi Sinan Mosque

Year Built
1546
Commissioned By
Kepenekçi Hoca Sinan Efendi
Architect
Unknown
Location
Fatih
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Changes After Construction

  1. It underwent a major repair in 1968; some additions were made during this repair.

  2. It was repaired again in 1994.

Featured Highlights

  • The walls of the mosque are made of cut stone; the roof, ceiling and minbar are wooden, and the mihrab is made of plaster.

  • The additional section is entered from the narthex.

  • The lower windows are rectangular and have marble arches around them.

  • The upper windows have honeycombs and are oval-shaped.

  • The upper gallery is accessed by a wooden staircase.

  • There is a place with two arches in the lower section.

  • The mosque is divided into two sections by a wall, has two mihrabs and is entered from two separate doors.

  • There is a brick minaret with an embossed balcony on the front right side.

  • The mosque remains in a pit today due to the road being raised.

  • Its benefactor, Kepenekçi Hoca Sinan Efendi, died in 1562 and was buried outside Edirnekapı, opposite the Emir Buhari Mosque.

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