Changes After Construction
In 1837, during the reign of Sultan Mahmud II, the wooden narthex and the Sultan's Lodge were added.
It underwent extensive renovation in the 1990s, and the upper part of the narthex was arranged as a women's gallery.
Restoration to the original was started in 2018; the last restoration was completed in 2020.
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The building, also known as the Kulebahçe Mosque, Kuleli Ocağı Mosque and Kuleli Mosque, is a well-constructed masonry structure with a rectangular plan close to a square; it is covered with a central dome and four smaller domes.
It has a single minaret and a single balcony and is one of the elegant waterside mosques on the Bosphorus.
The mihrab is a fine example of the Tanzimat Period mihrabs; it attracts attention with its three-dimensional depiction of an oil lamp.
The Harim of the mosque is illuminated by the round arched windows on the mihrab facade and side facades.
In front of the mosque there is a fountain built in classical Ottoman style.
