Sarı Beyazıt Mosque
Changes After Its Construction:
- The minbar of the mosque was added by Darüssaade (The Door of Felicity) Agha Maktul
Beşir Agha. - It was repaired in 1747 and 1860.
- It was repaired by the public under the leadership of Abdurrahman Yankı in 1962.
- In 1982 the interior was painted with oil paint.
Prominent Features:
- The interior area of this mosque, located at the corner, is 73 m².
- The walls are made of masonry, the roof is wooden, and the wall thickness is 80 cm.
- Its mihrab is made of marble, and its minbar and pulpit are made of wood.
- The narthex is small, and the masjid receives light from eleven windows.
- There is no trace left of its old structure inside.
- The verses “You (Satan) will truly have no authority over My faithful servants” (Surah al-
Isra, 65) and “The Day when neither wealth nor children will be of any benefit” (Surah al-
Shuarah, 88) are written in three lines on both sides of the mihrab. - Its exterior and minaret have preserved their original structure.
- It has a single-balcony minaret made of brick but is not very convenient to use.
- The ceiling is made of wood, and the window fronts are furnished with marble up to 1.5
meters. - The grave of its founder, Sarı Beyazıt, is in the garden of the mosque.
