Tarakçılar Daye Hatun Mosque
- Changes after its construction
- The mosque was rebuilt in 1971 with the support of the public after it fell into disrepair.
- Only the walls and the base of the minaret remain from the old structure.
- Prominent features
- It is also known as the “Tarakçılar Mosque”.
- Its mihrab is covered with Kütahya tiles.
- The wooden minbar and all its walls were later covered with tiles.
- The upper gallery is accessed by stairs from the left side of the mosque.
- There are two windows on each wall, top and bottom, providing natural light.
- The main prayer area has a single dome, as in classical Ottoman architecture.
- The narthex has a structure with pointed arches and two small domes resting on three marble columns.
- The minaret was rebuilt on the old base and has a single balcony.
- Its founder, Ümmü Gülsüm Hatun, is buried in the tomb in the courtyard of the mosque.
