Tevfikiye Mosque

Tevfikiye Mosque, located on the seaside road in the Arnavutköy neighborhood of the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, is a historic mosque from the Ottoman Period. It is also known as “Arnavutköy Mosque” and “Akıntı Burnu Mosque”. Its ownership belongs to the Foundations Administration.

History

Sultan Mahmud II had the mosque built in the name of his son Prince Tevfik; the architect is unknown. Construction of the mosque began in 1832 and it was opened for worship in 1838.

Architectural features

Within a large courtyard, the rectangular-plan mosque with brick walls, wooden roof, a single minaret, and four entrance doors occupies a total area of 3,499 square meters, with an interior area of 287 square meters. Its single-tiered minaret is made of cut stone.