Keyci Hatun Mosque

Keyci Hatun Mosque

Year Built
1485
Commissioned By
Keyci Hatun
Architect
Unknown
Location
Fatih
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Changes After Construction

  1. The mosque, which fell into disrepair over time, was renovated during the reign of Sultan Abdulhamid II. The late Mollacızade İshak Efendi had its minbar installed.

  2. It underwent extensive repairs by the public in 1969.

Featured Highlights

  • The walls of the mosque, also known as the “Kişi Hatun Mosque”, are made of stone, the ceiling is concrete and has a wooden roof.

  • The single-balcony minaret on the right is made of stone and brick and the entrance is from the narthex.

  • The minbar, preacher’s pulpit, and women's gallery are made of wood; the mihrab is made of plaster.

  • The skirting boards are covered with wooden paneling; to the left of the entrance is the muezzin’s gallery and the imam's room.

  • The narthex has a glass-paneled, flat-roofed; and a stubby and short single-balcony minaret.

  • The name of the mosque is distorted into "Keçi Hatun" from “Keyci Hatun”, now being known by it.

  • According to one source, it is also said that the building was used as the “Ibrahim Paşa Sıbyan Mektebi (Primary School)” or “Kasım Ağa Sıbyan Mektebi (Primary School)” at the time.

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