Yarhisar Mosque

Yarhisar Mosque

Year Built
1461
Commissioned By
Yarhisarlı Mustafa Muslihiddin Efendi (One of the scholars of the Mehmed the Conqueror era, Judge of Istanbul)
Architect
Unknown
Location
Fatih
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Changes After Construction

  1. It was devastated and turned into ruins in the Great Istanbul Fire.

  2. It was revived in 1955 with the contributions of philanthropist Mustafa Şişmanoğlu.

  3. It took its current form with the repairs carried out in 1981 and a single-row rear gallery was added to its interior.

Featured Highlights

  • Just below the mosque, there is a classical period fountain known as the “Kadi Fountain”.

  • It was built with a single dome.

  • There is a two-part narthex, which was later closed with glass and used as a women's gallery.

  • It is a structure built in a magnificent style and is raised from the ground.

  • Its dome and arch corners are decorated with embroidery.

  • The minbar and the preacher’s pulpit are made of wood.

  • The mihrab is covered with plaster and marble.

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