Sirkeci Müslihiddin Mosque
- Changes after its construction
- The prayer area was expanded to the north and combined with the adjacent apartment building.
- A staircase leading to the women’s gallery was added.
- Over time, it was transformed into a reinforced concrete structure.
- The chained bucket on the well has been removed today and the well has been closed.
- Prominent Features
- It is also known as Zincirlikuyu Mosque.
- It is said that the construction costs of the mosque were covered by selling the water drawn from the adjacent well which would turn into vinegar miraculously.
- In the cemetery in front of the mihrab are the graves of Sirkeci Müslihiddin Efendi, his family and Seyyid Hafız Mehmed, who was the imam of the mosque for 41 years.
- It was built on a total land of 300 m² and covers an area of 100 m² including the garden and courtyard.
- There is a marble mihrab, minbar and preacher’s pulpit.
- Rectangular and pointed arched windows on the south and west facades illuminate the interior.
- It has a minaret with a single balcony.
- There are hand-drawn decorations on the ceiling.
