Mustafa Çavuş Mosque
- Changes after its construction
- It was a Byzantine church from the 13th century.
- It was converted into a mosque after the Conquest of Istanbul.
- It was used as a warehouse for IETT (The Istanbul Electricity, Tram and Tunnel
Establishments) for a while. - It has been used as a mosque since 1996.
- Prominent features
- It is also known as the "Monastery Mosque" and Church Mosque".
- The church has a rectangular basilica plan in the east-west direction.
- There is a narthex to the west and three semicircular apses to the east.
- The side apses are difficult to distinguish because they are more superficial than the main
apse. - The top of the building, which consists of a single room following a front hall, has a wooden
roof and is covered with tiles. - Although it is known that the rectangular planned and wooden ceiling building used to have a
minaret, it does not currently have one.
