Silahi Mehmet Efendi Mosque

Silahi Mehmet Efendi Mosque

Year Built
1453 - 1465
Commissioned By
Swordsman Mehmet Bey
Architect
Unknown
Location
Eyupsultan
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Changes After Construction

  1. It underwent extensive repairs in 1960.

Featured Highlights

  • It is also known as Selahi Mehmed Bey Mosque, Bey Mosque, Sürahi Mosque, Silahşör Mehmet Bey Mosque.

  • Its founder, Silahşör Mehmet Bey, is buried next to the mosque.

  • The mosque is built with a combination of cut stone and brick. It has a vaulted roof and there is a wooden shuttered window on three facades. There is no inscription on the building.

  • The door of the mosque opens to a closed narthex.

  • The mosque attracts attention with its pavillion-type minaret, examples of which can be found in Gaziantep and Kahramanmaraş.

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