Raif Ağa Mosque

Raif Ağa Mosque

Year Built
1876
Commissioned By
Hacı Mehmet Raif Agha
Architect
Unknown
Location
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Changes After Construction

  1. It was expanded and renovated by Sultan Abdul Hamid II in 1891.

  2. It served as the Iclâliye Dervish Lodge for 41 years before the Republic.

Featured Highlights

  • Due to its history, it is also known as the Iclâliye Dervish Lodge.

  • Today, it is located in a position squeezed between apartment buildings.

  • It has an elegant minaret with eaves and a cone embedded in the façade wall.

  • There is a fountain under the minaret.

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