Şeyh Süvar Bey Mosque
- Changes after its construction
- The mosque, which remained in ruins for many years, was revived in accordance with its original form between 1990 and 1993.
- Prominent features
- It is also known as “Yenimahalle Mosque”.
- The basement floor is designed as a prayer room for women.
- The body of the minaret, located to the left of the entrance door, is made of brick, its angular base is made of cut stone and brick, and has a single balcony.
- There is no narthex.
- Its mihrab was designed to protrude outwards.
- It reflects traditional Ottoman architecture with its cut stone and brick walls.
- The roof is covered with tiles.
- The windows are positioned in two rows, one above the other, starting from the basement floor.
- Its mihrab is made of plaster, and its minbar and preacher’s pulpit are made of wood, as is the ceiling.
*Nimel Ceyş (en: Blissful Army) is a name given to soldiers who had participated the Conquest of Istanbul.
