Katip Muslihiddin Mosque

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Construction Year:

1505

Location:

Fatih, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Katip Muslihiddin (One of the notables of the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent)

Architects:

Unknown

- Changes after its construction
  •  It was rebuilt in its current form in 1891 due to the destruction of the original structure over
    time.
  •  The mosque, which fell into disrepair over time, was revived in 1901.
  •  According to legend, the masjid got its name “Sweet Well” from the water that Suleiman the
    Magnificent brought here. It is true that there was such a fresh water well; however, this well
    was closed during sewerage works in the 1970s.
  •  The mosque was repaired between 1974 and 1977.
  •  A narthex was added to the back in 1986.
  •  Its ablution area was renovated by Fatih Municipality in 2019.
- Prominent features
  • The mosque has a square plan, its walls are made of stone; its roof is covered with wood and
    tiles.
  •  Its ceiling is wooden and various shapes are given with sticks.
  •  Its mihrab is made of tiles, its minbar and pulpit are wooden.
  •  The room added to the right side of the women gallery is made of wood like the muezzin
    gallery.
  • Its single-balcony minaret is made of stone on the right side of the mosque; its entrance is
    from the inside and has a stone cone.
  •  The mosque wide-eaved roof also covers the narthex.
  •  Reflecting the old impression, its two side windows are in baroque style and the upper
    windows are designed with pointed arches.
  •  It is known as the “Tatlı Kuyu Mosque” and “Mushliddin Çavuş Mosque”.
  •  The tomb of its benefactor is on Esma Hatun Mektep Street.
  •  There are tombs in the mosque graveyard; one of them belongs to Sayyid Sheikh Mustafa
    Niyazi Efendi from Naqshbandiyya Sufi Order.