Solak Sinan Mosque
- Changes after its construction
- In 1752, the small mosque was converted into a mosque by Mehmed Ali Agha, one of the Ihtisab Aghas of the reign of Sultan Mahmud I, by adding a mihrab
- It underwent extensive restoration in 1993.
- Prominent features
- It is a building with a single minaret and a single balcony
- The walls are made of masonry and the roof is made of wood
- The brick minaret is plastered with cement
- The women’s gallery is seated on two wooden columns
- Its mihrab is covered with Çanakkale tiles and next to it there is a tile panel depicting the Kaaba
- It is the only mosque in Üsküdar with a picture of the Kaaba
- There are two windows on each facade, designed to receive sufficient daylight
- Solak Sinan’s tomb is located inside the cemetery
- Near the cemetery, next to the Şehzade Fountain, a Byzantine column capital attracts attention
- The fountain, built by Matbah Emini Hacı Halil Efendi in 1728, is located at the corner where two roads meet.
