Müftü Ali Mosque

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Construction Year:

Early 16th century

Location:

Fatih, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Zenbilli Ali Cemali Efendi (Sheikh al-Islam)

Architects:

Unknown

Changes After Its Construction:
  • Its minbar was placed by Kavaf Hacı Ibrahim Agha.
  • The school in its courtyard was built by Hacı Ömer Agha.
  • The mosque, which fell into disrepair over time, was repaired by the Monuments Association in
    1954.
  • It was repaired once more by the public in 1965.
Prominent Features:
  • 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 gallery and muezzin gallery.
  • The benefactor of the mosque is buried next to his school in Zeyrek.