Müftü Ali Mosque

Müftü Ali Mosque

Year Built
Early 16th century
Commissioned By
Zenbilli Ali Cemali Efendi (Sheikh al-Islam)
Architect
Unknown
Location
Fatih
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Changes After Construction

  1. Its minbar was placed by Kavaf Hacı Ibrahim Agha.

  2. The school in its courtyard was built by Hacı Ömer Agha.

  3. The mosque, which fell into disrepair over time, was repaired by the Monuments Association in 1954.

  4. It was repaired once more by the public in 1965.

Featured Highlights

  • Also known as the “Zenbilli Ali Efendi Mosque”.

  • The mosque, whose walls are made of stone and brick, has a square plan, a roof which is covered with tiles.

  • The minbar and the preacher’s pulpit are made of wood, and the mihrab is covered with Kütahya tiles.

  • There are two long oval windows on each side of the mihrab on the right and left walls.

  • A gallery was built over the narthex.

  • There are women's gallery and muezzin's gallery.

  • The benefactor of the mosque is buried next to his school in Zeyrek.

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