Hüseyin Ağa Mosque

Hüseyin Ağa Mosque, Hüseyinağa Mosque, Emin Bey Mosque or commonly known as Ağa Mosque, is a mosque located on İstiklal Avenue in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey. It was opened for worship in 1596. It was commissioned by Hüseyin Ağa, one of the masters of the Galata Palace. Some sources note that its original form had a dome. It was restored twice during the reign of Mahmud II. After a long period of neglect, in 1934 the Ministry of Foundations repaired the mosque up to the outer walls, and it appears that the mihrab, walls, and minaret shaft are remnants of the original structure. In 1950, lettering was added between the windows by Halim Özyazıcı. The fountain’s basin comes from the Sinan Pasha Mosque, a work of Mimar Sinan, and the fountain itself, described in many sources as “the finest example of Turkish stone carving,” was brought from the Oluklu Bayır Tekke in Eyüp. In front of the mihrab is the tomb of Dâvud Ağa, a member of the Galata Palace masters, dated 1056 (1646). The stones of the railing that originally extended toward the main street were removed during the 1934 restoration. It was damaged in the 1999 Gölcük earthquake. Later, damage occurred again due to excavation work for a nearby construction. In 2014 it was restored and reopened for worship.