Öküz Mehmed Paşa Mosque
mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
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Overview
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Öküz Mehmed Paşa Mosque stands on Melek Hoca Street in the Hırka-i Şerif quarter of Istanbul's Fatih district and is registered as a cultural asset requiring protection. The present building is of reinforced concrete. It has a main dome surrounded by four smaller domes, and its last-congregation porch is covered by three small domes. The domes and the single-balcony minaret are clad in lead. The mihrab is tiled, while the minbar and pulpit are of wood. The courtyard lies a few steps above street level, with the ablution fountain beneath it. Next to the mosque stands a fountain of the same name, which keeps its original structure.
History
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The mosque was built in timber in 1617 for Öküz Mehmed Pasha, a 17th-century grand vizier born in the Karagümrük district and a son-in-law of Ahmed I.
It was completely destroyed in the Great Balat Fire of 1729. For many years afterwards only the foundation remains were left on the site. The mosque was rebuilt there in reinforced concrete in 1987.
From Wikipedia
Öküz Mehmed Paşa Camii, İstanbul'un Fatih ilçesinde Hırka-i Şerif mahallesinde Melek Hoca Caddesi üzerinde bulunan Osmanlı döneminden kalma bir camidir. Karagümrük semtinde doğan 17. yüzyıl sadrazamı ve I. Ahmed'in damadı Öküz Mehmed Paşa tarafından 1617'de ahşap olarak yaptırılmıştır. 1729'daki Büyük Balat Yangını'nda tamamen yanmıştır. Bu tarihten sonra yıllarca sadece temel kalıntılarının bulunduğu cami arsasında 1987'de betonarme olarak yeniden yapılmıştır.
Minber ve kürsüsü ahşaptır. Mihrabı çini ile kaplıdır. Tüm kubbeleri ve minaresi kurşun ile örtülüdür. Ana kubbe ile etrafında 4 küçük kubbe yer alır. Ayrıca son cemaat yeri 3 küçük kubbeye sahiptir. Avlu yol kotundan birkaç basamak yükseklikte olup avlunun altında şadırvan bulunur. Minaresi tek şerefelidir.
Caminin bitişiğinde aynı isimde çeşme bulunur. Çeşme özgün yapısını korumuş olsa da günümüzde bakımsız durumdadır. Suyu akmamaktadır.
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Sources
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96k%C3%BCz_Mehmed_Pa%C5%9Fa_Camii