Changes After Construction
It was completely burned down in a great fire in 1918, leaving only its outer walls remaining.
It remained in this dilapidated state until 1968 and was then repaired and revived by a philanthropist under the supervision of the Directorate General of Foundations between 1968 and 1971.
Featured Highlights
It is a square-plan, masonry and roofed building.
The roof is covered with tiles.
The inner wall skirts are covered with Kütahya tiles in 10 rows.
The minbar and the preacher’s pulpit are made of wood, and the mihrab is decorated with Kütahya tiles.
There are two rectangular windows on each wall except the mihrab wall.
The ceiling of the mosque is made of wood, and the muezzin’s gallery is also made of wood, like the upper gallery.
The narthex has a glass-fronted window.
The single-balcony minaret on the right side of the mosque is made of brick and stone imitation.
It is covered with a lead cone.
The entrance to the minaret is at the muezzin's gallery on the right.
On the right, in front of the minaret, there is a small cemetery where the graves of the mosque's founder and some important people are located.
