Hatuniye Mosque

Hatuniye Mosque is a mosque in Konak district of Izmir built by Haji Huseyin Ağa in the name of his wife Tayyibe Hatun in the area called "Tilkilik" at that time.

The design

The main building of the mosque was built by Haji Hussain Ağa after his wife Tayyibe Hatun. It was completed in the second half of the 17th century. It was renovated in the 1730s. It is a large central dome and a two small domes that support it, with two additions of a gayrimuntazam plan. The dome decorations are arranged in a turquoise, blue and green colored way.

Our day

The area known today as the Liberation Quarter was formerly known as the Hatuniye Quarter, after the mosque, and was also densely populated by Jews. It is at the intersection of İzmir Anafartalar Caddesi and 943 Street. The medrese cells in the courtyard of the mosque have been enlarged and turned into a park by the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality.