Veledi Karabaş Mosque

Veledi Karabaş Mosque

Year Built
17th century
Commissioned By
Hacı Mahmud Efendi (son of Sheikh Abdurrahman Efendi)
Architect
Unknown
Location
Fatih
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Changes After Construction

  1. Topal Ayşe Hatun had the minbar installed and converted the small masjid into a mosque.

  2. The mosque, which had fallen into disrepair over time, was repaired by Sadık Efendi.

  3. It was rebuilt and expanded with a wooden roof in accordance with the original in 1903 by Sultan Abdulhamid II.

Featured Highlights

  • It is also known as the “Karabaş Mosque”.

  • It has a rectangular plan, a wooden roof and is made of masonry.

  • The walls are built of brick and rubble stone.

  • The narthex is under the same roof as the main structure of the mosque and the roof is covered with tiles.

  • The women's gallery, ceiling, preacher’s pulpit and minbar are made of wood.

  • Its mihrab is plain and made of plaster.

  • All the walls are covered with paneling up to the bottom of the windows.

  • The minaret, located near the middle and on the right of the mosque, is stubby and plastered, and its cone is covered with lead.

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