Timurtaş Mosque

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Construction Year:

1460-1470

Location:

Fatih, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Timurtaş Agha (From the notables of the period of Mehmed the Conqueror)

Architects:

Unknown

- Changes after its construction
  • Its minbar was placed by Mahzenci Hacı Ağa Ahmed.
  • Over time, it was ruined and used for purposes other than its intended purpose.
  • He was out of the squad for a while between 1938-1964.
  • It was repaired and reopened for worship in 1964-1965 with the initiative of the local tradesmen.
- Prominent features
  • It is also known as “Demirtaş Mosque” and “Hacı Timurtaş Mosque”.
  • It is one of the works of the Mehmed the Conqueror period and has preserved its historical texture with the inns and bazaars around it. It attracts attention as a small and modest mosque.
  • Its walls are made of one row of cut stones and two rows of bricks.
  • It has a minaret without a balcony, made of stone and brick up to the roof level and of limestone on the upper part.
  • This minaret without a balcony on the right side has four windows for calling the call to prayer.
  • Since the interior of the mosque is small, a wooden section was built from the outside on the right side.
  • The mosque is accessed by stairs from a single door.
  • The upper gallery rests on four wooden pillars.
  • Its minbar and pulpit are made of wood, and its mihrab is covered with tiles, as are the spaces between the lower windows.
  • The ceiling, roof and minbar are made of wood.
  • Part of the interior is tiled, while the rest is limewashed.
  • It has 17 windows and a fountain at the bottom.
  • There are about 10 windows in the section added later.