Etiket Arivleri Historic Mosques

Yusha Hill and Yusha Prophet

Yusha Hill and Yusha Prophet: Yusha Hill is the closest to and the highest hill of the Bosphorus. The tomb of Yusha and the mosque named after him were pleasantly situated on top of the hill overlooking the Black Sea and the Bosphorus. The Yusha Hill had been regarded as a holy place for so many centuries and different cultures and civilisations established temples there.

Address:
Anadolu Kavagi Mh.
34825 Beykoz / Istanbul

Coordinate:
41.162396, 29.085268
Latitude: 41°9′44.63″N (41.162396)
Longitude: 29°5′6.96″E (29.085268)

Date Of Construction: 1755

Who built: Yirmisekiz Celebizade Mehmet Said Pasha

Renovations: 1990 – 2000

The Minaret: 1

During the Ottoman period from the mid-sixteenth century onward Yusha Hill had been one of the fruquently visited religious centres of Istanbul. Toward the and of the XVIII the century the number of visitors increased so much that Sultan Selim III. ( r. 1789 – 1808 ) prohibited holding religious ceremonies at the Hill.

In 1755 a small mosque was built there by Grand Vizier Yirmisekiz Celebizade Mehmet Sait Pasha ( d. 1761 ) He also got a wall built around Yusha’s grave and appointed a caretaker to the tomb. The mosque was burned and then rebuilt in 1863.

The fact that Yusha’s grave is 17meters long has always been offered different explanations which can be classified into there groups:

1. Since he was a prophet, out of love and respect his grave was built so long and big.
2. Since its place was identified by means of a spiritual guidance, in order not to miss the grave it might be built so long and wide.
3. The ancient belief that the “giants” were living at the top of mountains may have played a part in making the grave so long, for one of the names of this hill was “the Giant Mountain” According to a story, Yusha prophet Musa, died there and buried on that hill which was named afher him. According to another story, the name YESU meaning “saviour” in Phoenician was given to the hill by the Phoenicians since it was first hill that could be seen from the Black Sea.

The mosque was built for Mehmet Han who was the “head accompanier” (Satırcıbasi) of Fatih Sultan Mehmet in the year 1465. It was later renewed for Uskubi (of Skopje) Ibrahim Aga in 1491.

Address:
Alemdar Mahallesi
34110 Fatih / Istanbul

Coordinate:
41.009093,28.97739
Latitude: 41°0’32.73¨N (41.009093)
Longitude: 28°58’38.6¨E (28.97739)

Date Of Construction: 1465

Who built: Mehmet Aga

Renovations: 1953

The Minaret: 1

For this reason, the mosue is also called with the names Uskubi Ibrahim Aga, Uskubi and/or Uskubiyye. According to information in the Registrar Book of Foundations, a foundation was established for the building, a foundation was established for the building of a mosque in the year 1465 by a woman called Nevruz. The mosque which was renewed in the year 1735 for Sekercizade Mehmet Efendi was also restored once more in the year 1953. Its walls are made of stones and bricks.

It has got a single balconied minaret with a thich trunk. The fountains beside the mosque were built for Dilsiz (dumb) Tavsan Aga. Benefactor of the mosque rests right before to mosque.

Yavuz Sultan Selim Mosque History

Yavuz Sultan Selim Mosque: The mosque from which the locality derives its name is located in Fatih was built by Suleiman the Magnificent in the name of his son Selim I on the fifth hill of seven hills of Istanbul which overlooks Golden Horn. The construction started in 1522 and was completed in 1529.

Address:
Balat Mh.
34083 Fatih / Istanbul

Coordinate:
41.027051, 28.950681
Latitude: 41°1′37.38″N (41.027051)
Longitude: 28°57′2.45″E (28.950681)

Date Of Construction: 1519 – 1522

Who built: Kanuni Sultan Suleyman

Renovations: 2009

Architect: Acem Ali

Architecture: Ottoman

The Minaret: 1

Mimar Acem Ali is the architect of the mosque. The mosque having a quadrate plan has a 24.5 meter dome and is 32.5 meter high. The mosque has two minarets. The wood handworks in the mosque are examples of perfect pearl- carving of the period. On the wall on the pulpit which is kiblah wall there is a cover in a showcase brought from Ka’bah.

The mosque is in the form of kulliye. The kulliye consists of the Mosque, the mousaleum, primary school and the poorhouse. The poorhouse does not exist today. There are mousaleums in the backyard of the mosque which is on the kiblah side. Along with the mousaleum of Selim I, there are Shahzadah Mousaleums, and the mousaleums of Hanim Sultan, Hatice Sultan, Hafsa Sultan and Ottoman ruler Abdulmecid I. Yavuz Sultan Selim Mosque has been restored for mant times so far.

The last restorations was made by General Directorship of Foundations and completed in 2009.

Yavasca Sahin Mosque History

Yavasca Sahin Mosque: It is located on Uzuncarsi Avenue in Fatih. According to Hadika the establisher of the mosque which was constructed during the period of Mehmet II (The Conqueror) is Yavasca Sahin who had been involved in the conquest of Istanbul.

Address:
Tahtakale Mah.
34200 Fatih / Istanbul

Coordinate:
41.016102,28.96804
Latitude: 41°0’57.97¨N (41.016102)
Longitude: 28°58’4.94¨E (28.96804)

Date Of Construction: 15. Century

Who built: Yavasca Sahin

Renovations: 1950

The Minaret: 1

Also according to Hadika the minbar was put by Seyyid Mehmet Efendi. Yavasca Sahin Mosque was rebuilt in 1950. The walls of the mosque which has a quadrangular plan and one dome were built in an alternating form with stone and brick. The eastern front was left dull.

According to Ayverdi also althought there is supposed to be a narthex with two domes, today there is no narthex. There are five lower and four upper windows on the mosque. The lower ones were equipped with spike draining arches.

The upper ones which have rectangular frames are equipped with thin long spike arches and plaster framed. Also there are four windows with spike arches on the dome trimmer. The minaret on the northeast has a thin tall body made of brick, a balcony and a spike cone.

Uc Mihrapli Mosque History

Uc Mihrapli Mosque: Situated on the Unkapani Road, in a place called Kucukpazar, Uc Mihrapli Mosque with the features it possesses is a quite interesting mosque. The benefactor of the mosque is Hoca Hayrettin Efendi who tutored Fatih Sultan Mehmet in time.

Address:
Yavuz Sinan Mh.
34134 Fatih / Istanbul

Coordinate:
41.0202034,28.9632755
Latitude: 41°1’12.73¨N (41.020203)
Longitude: 28°57’47.79¨E (28.963276)

Date Of Construction: 1469

Who built: Hoca Hayrettin Effendi

Renovations: 1960

The Minaret: 1

Uc Mihrapli Mosque which was built in 1469 had been extended for Fatih Sultan Mehmet for the insertion of a minbar and a second mihrab had also been added at that time Later, whenthe daughterin -law of Hoca Hayrettin Efendi decided to extend the mosque by adding her own house to the mosque, a third mihrab had been added.

Attaining a unique construction style in this sense, the mosque formerly known as Hoca Hayrettin Mosque or Kazancilar Mosque has come to known as Uc Mihrapli Mosque, taking its name from its three mihrabs. The two additional mihrabs of the mosque had been wrecked in time; however during the reign of Abdulhamit II, thet were restored possibly true to their originals.

Its minaret collapsed in 1956 due to an earthquake but a new minaret was built in a short time. The two porticoes which were demolished between the years 1959-1960 had been repaired to keep this matchless construction alive. The mosque is built completely out of rubble stone and the mihrab has a sharp pointed architecture. Some works in Ottomans got their names from their distinctive features.

Such as “the mosque with Three Minaret Balcony” (Uc Serefeli Camii) Uc Mihrapli Mosque has also got its name this way. The only similar mosque is the Uc Mihrapli Bedrettin Mosque, which was built in Sishane during the reign of Beyazit II.