Selçuk Sultan Mosque
Changes After Its Construction:
- It suffered a fire in the mid-17th century and was rebuilt by Kızlarağası (Agha of the House of Felicity) Abbas Agha.
- It was demolished during the widening of Millet Avenue in 1956.
- It was rebuilt in 1964 by the Foundations Administration in the name of Selçuk Sultan, with its dome placed on an octagonal drum. The project architect was the famous architect Ali Saim Ülgen.
- It was repaired and opened for worship by the Foundations Association in 2007.
Prominent Features:
- It is also known as the “Selçuk Hatun Mosque”, “Abbas Ağa Mosque” and “Tahta Minare Mosque”.
- The lower walls of the mosque are built of cut stone, while the upper walls are built of two rows of cut stone and two rows of brick.
- The base, body, shoe, honeycomb part and the balcony of the minaret on the right are made of cut stone, and the bottom of the balcony has muqarnas (drop-shaped).
- The narthex, which is covered with glass, has four columns, is covered with three small domes and has a structure with seven arches.
- Its minbar, mihrab and pulpit are covered with marble.
- The mosque, which has a women’s gallery and a muezzin’s gallery, has three entrance doors on the left and right walls.
