Şahkulu Mosque

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Construction Year:

16th century

Location:

Beyoğlu, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Mehmet Çelebi, one of the courtiers (conversation companions) of Sultan Mehmed III.

Architect:

Unknown

- Changes the building has undergone since its construction
  • It was revived in its current form by Sheikh Ataullah Effendi in 1874 after the Great Beyoğlu Fire.
  • The interior and minaret were repaired in 1953, 1982 and 1992.
  • In 1992, its minaret was demolished and rebuilt.
- Prominent features of the mosque
  • Şahkulu Mosque is a simple structure in terms of architecture and is located among the surrounding buildings.
  • The mosque, built on a total land of 240 m², has masonry walls and a wooden roof. Its single-balcony minaret is located on the right side of the mosque.
  • In the courtyard of the mosque, there is a tomb belonging to the imam of the mosque, Şahkulu Mehmet Effendi. The tomb bears the date 1770.