Ya Vedud Mosque
- Changes the building has undergone since its construction
- A minbar was added to the mosque in 1738.
- It was repaired in 1804; during this repair, the date 5 Jumada II, 1219 (11 September 1804) was engraved on the entrance door.
- Prominent features of the mosque
- The mosque is a building with masonry walls, a wooden roof and a brick minaret. There are small inscriptions on the base and cube section of the minaret.
- The mosque is entered through the low arched door on the street with the inscription “Salamun alaikum” (Peace be upon you). After passing through this door, there is a staircase leading to the courtyard. To the right of the courtyard is the shrine’s door.
- The basement is made of cut stone and receives light through three arched windows overlooking the street. There are four graves in the basement, the identities of which are unknown; only one stone bears the inscription “Mehmed bin Abdullah, 1097”.
- There is a stalactite cove on the right corner of the mosque. Across to it there was the Yavedüd Police Station building before the Golden Horn Bridge was built.
- “Ya Vedüd” is one of the names of God in Islamic tradition, meaning “O the Most Beloved”.
