Zihnipaşa Mosque

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Construction Year:

1900-1904

Location:

Kadıköy, İstanbul

Ordered by:

Mustafa Zihni Pasha (Minister of Trade and Agriculture of Abdul Hamid II)

Architect:

Vedat Tek

Changes After Its Construction:
  • An additional building was added to the mosque in 1980.
  • It was restored by the 2nd Regional Directorate of Foundations in 2013.
Prominent Features:
  • It is also known as Erenköy Station Mosque.
  • The mosque has a single minaret with a single balcony.
  • The interior texts were written by the famous calligrapher Sami Effendi.
  • Cut stone was used in the construction of the mosque, the minbar and preacher’s pulpit are wooden, and the mihrab is marble.
  • There is a fountain in the courtyard and the graves of Mustafa Zihni Pasha and his family.