Harbi Mescidi
mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
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Overview
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Harbi Mescidi is a historic Ottoman mosque on Aydın Sokağı in the Topkapı quarter of Istanbul's Fatih district. It is listed among the cultural properties requiring protection and is also known as the Kıllı Yusuf Mescidi.
The ceiling is covered in wood, and the mihrab and minbar are faced with tiles in decorative patterns. The mosque has no women's section and no muezzin's gallery. It has a single minaret with one balcony (şerefe). The last-congregation porch was added as an extension.
History
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The mosque is reported to have been commissioned soon after the conquest of Istanbul by Yusuf Ağa, the courier of Mehmed II. Its alternative name, Kıllı Yusuf Mescidi, is linked to him.
According to tradition, Mehmed II passed this spot and hurriedly performed the morning prayer, after which he ordered a mescit named Harbi to be built.
The building was reconstructed in 1975 and reopened for worship.
From Wikipedia
Harbi Mescidi, İstanbul'un Fatih ilçesi Topkapı mahallesinde Osmanlı dönemi camidir. Fetihten hemen sonra II. Mehmed'in postacısı Yusuf Ağa tarafından yaptırılmıştır. Bu nedenle Kıllı Yusuf Mescidi olarak da bilinir. II. Mehmed'in caminin bulunduğu yerden geçerken acele ile sabah namazı kıldığı ve bu nedenle Harbi isimli mescit yapılmasını emrettiği rivayet edilir.
1975 yılında yeniden inşa edilmiş ve ibadete yeniden açılmıştır. Tavan kaplaması ahşaptır. Mihrap ve minber çini desenli fayans ile kaplıdır. Kadınlar bölümü ve müezzin mahfili yoktur. Tek minarelidir. Minaresi tek şerefelidir. Son cemaat yeri eklenti olarak yapılmıştır.
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Sources
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbi_Mescidi