Raif Ağa Mosque

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Construction Year:

1876

Location:

Beşiktaş, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Hacı Mehmet Raif Agha

Architects:

Unknown

Changes After Its Construction:
  • It was expanded and renovated by Sultan Abdul Hamid II in 1891.
  • It served as the Iclâliye Dervish Lodge for 41 years before the Republic.
Prominent Features:
  • 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.