Yedikule Hacı Piri Mosque

Yedikule Hacı Piri Mosque

Year Built
17th century
Commissioned By
Debbağzade Hacı Piri Mehmet Efendi
Architect
Unknown
Location
Fatih
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Changes After Construction

  1. It was repaired in 1767.

  2. Later, it was damaged again and demolished, and the land of the mosque was occupied by squatters.

  3. In 2003, residents of the neighborhood applied to the Regional Directorate of Foundations to build a new mosque in its place.

  4. With the efforts of the neighborhood residents, it was revived and reopened for worship in 2006.

Featured Highlights

  • It is also known as the “Debbağzade Hacı Piri Mehmet Efendi Mosque” or the “Leylak Yuvası Mosque”.

  • The mosque's mihrab is plain and its ceiling is covered with wooden slats in a square shape.

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

  • The roof is covered with tiles.

  • The outer walls are covered with wood.

  • The minaret is squat, its base is made of stone, its body is made of bricks and it has a single balcony.

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