Kumrulu Mescid Mosque
- Changes after its construction
- It was rebuilt with some structural changes by the Mosque Association in 1963-1964.
- Today, it hosts events such as "We Meet at the Mosque with our Families on Friday Nights"
organized by the Fatih Mufti Office.
- Prominent features
- The building also known as “Mimar Atik Sinan Masjid” has a simple architectural feature and
has a rectangular plan. Its mihrab is made of tiles, the minbar and the pulpit are made of
concrete and have been given a colored marble appearance. - “İhlas-i Şerif” (Surah Ikhlas, one of the chapters of the Holy Quran) is written on its flat
concrete ceiling. - The mosque has a roof and is covered with tiles.
- The skirtings of the interior walls are halfway covered with ceramics.
- Its single-balcony minaret dates back to the 19th century.
- It has no courtyard.
- When it was first built, the mosque consisted of a masjid, a dervish lodge and a school.
- The mosque’s name is also known as the “Kumrulu Masjid” due to the double dove relief on
the mirror stone of the small non-flowing fountain in the corner of the masjid. - Its benefactor, Sinanüddin bin Yusuf, is buried in the small graveyard of the masjid; the date
1471 is written on his tombstone decorated with motifs of the period.
