Yavuz Er Sinan Mosque

It is also known as the “Sağrıcılar Mosque”.
It is said that Evliya Çelebi was the trustee of this mosque.
The masonry mosque has one large and two small domes.
Its minbar was made of Afyon marble in 1990.
The preacher’s pulpit is made of wood.
The women’s gallery, which is entered from the right corner and accessed by a wooden staircase, is located on the wall where the entrance door is located and sits on four wooden posts.
The mosque receives light from 18 windows.
The walls are tiled up to window level.
Its minaret is located at the point where the Harim and the narthex meet on the right and has a single balcony.
The minaret door is under the stairs leading to the women’s gallery.
In its last restoration, two rows of mouldings with a flat centre were made on the skirt of the dome, in accordance with the original.
The interior is entered through the door on the left.
Its founder, Yavuz Sinan Çelebi, is buried in the aisle behind the mihrab of the mosque.
According to the story, Mehmed the Conqueror was hunting one day when he noticed that the gates of the city walls were closed. The soldier on guard refused to open the gates as ordered, not knowing who the sultan was. Mehmed the Conqueror was impressed by this loyalty and gave the soldier the nickname “Yavuz” and ordered the construction of this mosque in his name.