Seyit Ali Çelebi Mosque

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Construction Year:

1588

Location:

Beyoğlu, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Seyit Ali Çelebi

Architects:

Unknown

Changes After Construction:
  • Who commissioned the mosque and its year of construction are controversial because Seyit Ali Reis, who is claimed to have it built, died in 1562.
  • It underwent a major renovation in 1986, and its interior was covered with tiles and covered with a small dome.
Prominent Features:
  • The building, also known as the “Ibadullah Mosque”, was built on a total land of 192 m² and was built on an area of 120 m².
  • The walls are made of rubble stone, the roof and the cone of the minaret are made of wood.
  • The foundation of the minaret is made of stone and brick, and the top was built later.
  • Sultan Murad III came to this region to listen to the people’s demands and requests, and when he saw the people gathered, he issued a decree saying “Ibadullah (Servants of Allah) gathered, the reason for it must be known.”, thus the neighborhood was called the Ibadullah Neighborhood and the mosque was called the Ibadullah.