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Changes After 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.
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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.
