Nalbant Mosque

Nalbant Mosque

Year Built
1470
Commissioned By
İshak Efendi, one of the surgeons of Mehmed the Conqueror’s era)
Architect
Unknown
Location
Fatih
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Changes After Construction

  1. In the following years (1590) a large repair was made by the scholar Kazancı Kulu Yusuf Efendi.

  2. The mosque, which fell into disrepair due to lack of maintenance, was used as a weaving workshop in the 1950s.

  3. A single-balcony concrete minaret was added in 1968.

  4. It was renovated by the public in 1979 but lost its original features in the process.

Featured Highlights

  • It is also known as “Kazancı Mosque” and “Cerrah İshak Mosque”.

  • It has a square plan and measures 11×11 m from outside to outside.

  • Its walls are made of stone, and its roof is covered with tiles.

  • The interior is tiled up to the windows and the upper part is painted with plastic.

  • There are 7 windows that provide light to the mosque.

  • The mihrab is covered with tiles, while the ceiling, minbar and pulpit are made of wood.

  • The ceiling is completely covered with polished wood.

  • The mosque walls are tiled from floor to ceiling.

  • There is also a narthex and a balcony.

  • There is a single door to the mosque.

  • It has a small garden and a fountain with three taps.

  • The benefactor is buried in a small garden inside the mosque.

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