Kurt Çelebi Mosque
- Changes after its construction
- It was built by Kaptan (Admiral) Kurt Çelebi, who died in 1611.
- The first building was magnificent, its walls were made of masonry, its roof was made of wood, and its thick minaret was made of brick.
- In 1985, as the wooden roof was about to collapse, it was demolished and rebuilt with reinforced concrete and a dome.
- The minaret of the mosque was also rebuilt from reinforced concrete.
- Prominent Features
- It is a two-story reinforced concrete building.
- Its interior is covered with Kütahya tiles.
- Its minbar and preacher’s pulpit are made of inlaid marble.
- The last verses of the Surah Al-Hashr are written in Kütahya tiles on the inner perimeter of the dome.
- It is also known as the “Acı Çeşme Mosque” due to the historical “Acı Çeşme” (en: Bitter Fountain) located next to the Qibla direction.
- The tomb of Kaptan Kurt Çelebi, the commissioner of the previous mosque, is located on the lower floor.
