M O S Q U E S

       The mosque was built in 1514 in the memory of Gülbahar Hatun, the mother of Yavuz Sultan Selim. The building, which was known as Büyük İmaret or Hatuniye Mosque was situated in the middle of a complex of buildings of which only the mosque and the tomb have survived.

       The Mosque is categorized in the Zaviye(i.e. with hermit cells) group, an architectural style encountered in the early Ottoman period. The mosque consists of an external area for prayers, a cell surmounted by a big dome and the interior part surmounted by a big dome. The dome surmounting the external area was built upon the arches and marble columns whose helmets are in a diamond shape.

       The pulpit and the alter niches are of marble. The borders of the alter niches are plain at the sides and adorned with motifs at the top. The pentagonal niche terminates in the slactitevault. On each cup is a damaged rosette.

       The classical ornamentation of the mosque has been spoilt by later modifications. Today's ornamentation has been carried out in the subsequent years. From the inscription of the door it is clear that the mosque underwent repairs in 1885.

       The fountain in the courtyard was once surmounted by a dome; however, with the recent repairs a conical spair was substituted.