Silahi Mehmet Efendi Mosque

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Construction Year:

1453 - 1465

Location:

Eyüpsultan, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Swordsman Mehmet Bey

Architect:

Unknown

Changes After Construction:
  • It underwent extensive repairs in 1960.
Prominent Features:
  • 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.