Has Odabaşı Mosque

Odabaşı Mosque, Has Odabaşı Mosque or Has Odabaşı Behruz Ağa Mosque; it is a mosque by Mimar Sinan. The surrounding settlement area is also called the Odabaşı quarter.

History

It was commissioned in 1562 by Behruz Ağa, the odabaşı of Suleiman I, together with the sbyan school fountain and a bath that has not survived to the present. The mosque, a work of Mimar Sinan, burned in 1782 and was repaired in 1836 by Mahmud II. It took its final form after a renovation in 1983.

Location and architecture

It is in the Odabaşı quarter at the intersection of Başvekil Street leading to Çapa, Mevlanakapı Street and Ahmet Vefik Paşa Street. When entering the courtyard through the main gate on Mevlanakapı Street, the tomb of Has Odabaşı Behruz Ağa is on the left. On the right there is a fountain, a toilet, and imam rooms. The second courtyard gate is on the street facing the qibla direction.

Behruz Ağa Mosque is wooden and has a single minaret. Its roof is a broken roof. It has a rectangular plan and after entering through the wooden door, the high platform on the left and right serves as the final congregation area inside the mosque. The stage is entered through the second door.