Bülbül Mescidi

Bülbül Mescidi, a mosque located in the Mecidiye Neighborhood in the center of Kütahya, estimated to have been built in the early 19th century. Although it is not certain exactly who built it and on what date, a court record (register year 17, 1245) shows an entry as Yakup Çavuş Mescidi, meaning it existed before 1830 and is said to have been commissioned by Yakup Çavuş.

The mosque takes its name from Hafız Şükrü Bülbül Hoca.

The mosque without a minbar was formerly known as Yakub Çavuş Mescidi. It is located in the Mecidiye Neighborhood, at the transition to Hamidiye Neighborhood. It lies on Müderris Street, which leads upward from Küpecik Mosque. On the qibla side, at a place referred to as a "tekke," there is a small cemetery and, under a fence‑topped roof, the Bayraktar Dede Tomb.

Architecture

Entering the mosque through a double‑leaf iron door, the last worshiper galleries are on the right and left; on the left, next to the muezzin’s place, there is an imam’s room with a window. From the left of the main entrance, a wooden staircase leads up to the wooden women's gallery above the last worshiper area. On the right, the wooden pulpit is square and divided by slats. Two arches were built between the wooden columns supporting the women's gallery and the qibla wall. There are two windows each on the east and west walls. The women's gallery is illuminated by two windows, one on the north and one on the west. Its ceiling is plain wood and is covered by a tiled roof.

At the end of the 20th century, the previously wooden mosque was repaired and a stone minaret was added. Its earlier 10‑meter minaret had been made of wood.