Wooden Minaret Mosque

Tahta Minare Mosque, a historic mosque located in the Balat neighborhood of Fatih district in Istanbul.

It is one of the earliest dated mosques in Istanbul. Its original construction was commissioned by Sultan Mehmed II shortly after the conquest of Istanbul; it was completed in 1458. The owner of the nearby Tahta Minare Bath, Kantârizâde Sivaslı Halil Ağa, had the ruined mosque completely repaired in 1865. Its wooden minaret was rebuilt in stone during this restoration. The pulpit was repaired in 1875.

The mosque, a stone structure with a wooden ceiling, was repaired by the congregation in 1957; it was restored by the Foundations Administration in 2002.

In the small tomb in front of the qibla wall lies the grave of Hüseyin Efendi, who participated in the conquest of Istanbul. Immediately beside the mosque there is a fountain named after its second patron, Halil Ağa.