Yusuf Şucaeddin Mosque

Yusuf Şucaeddin Mosque or Balat İskele Mosque, a mosque built in the Ottoman period located on the Golden Horn waterfront road in the Ayvansaray neighborhood of the Fatih district of Istanbul Province. It was commissioned by Yusuf Şucaeddîn Anbarî, a scholar of the reign of Sultan Mehmed II. The exact construction date is unknown. According to the repair inscription on the entrance gate, it underwent repairs in 1766 and 1892. More recently, in 1987, during road works it received extensive renovation, and its minaret was rebuilt after being relocated.

It has a single minaret. The minaret has a single balcony. The building, constructed of stone, is covered with a flat tiled roof. Its interior walls are coated with cement plaster. The ablution fountain is in the garden. On the qibla side of the façade there is a wall fountain (Hafize Hanım Fountain) and in the garden there is the Balat Fountain.