Changes After Construction
The mosque, which fell into disrepair over time, was renovated in 1978.
The narthex was closed by the congregation in 1989.
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The name of the mosque comes from the third “mathnawi”* of Taşlıcalı Yahya Efendi's "Hamse"** Şah-u Geda – Padişah ve Fakir (en: King and the Pauper). In this mathnawi, the transformation of human love between Shah Ahmed and Geda Bilgin into divine love is narrated.
It is also known among the public as the "Bostan Mosque".
It is a square-plan, roofed, and masonry building.
Its walls are made of two rows of bricks and one row of cut stone, and it is a “fevkani” (an elevated building with an upper floor).
The interior ceiling and the minbar are made of wood.
Its mihrab is made of marble with hourglass and stalactite decorations.
The open narthex with three columns and a wooden ceiling was closed by the congregation in 1989.
The upper gallery is placed on four wooden pillars.
The entrance to the minaret on the right is from the inside and is built of cut stone.
The body of the minaret, which has a single balcony, has honeycomb corners and its cone is covered with lead.
