Rumeli Kavağı Yusufağa Mosque
Changes After Its Construction:
- It was renovated by benefactors in 1875-76.
- On the outer part of the mihrab wall, there is a repair inscription dated 1875-76.
- It was rebuilt with reinforced concrete in the 1950s and lost most of its originalarchitectural structure.
Prominent Features:
- When it was first built, its walls were made of masonry and its roof was made of wood.
- It has a square-plan harim (prayer hall) section and a closed narthex.
- The minbar, mihrab and preacher’s pulpit are covered with tiles.
- Its walls and ceiling are adorned with Ottoman hand-drawn decorations.
- The foundation of the Yeni (New) Mosque, the other mosque built by Turhan HaticeSultan, covered the construction costs and expenses of this mosque.
