Çorlulu Ali Pasha Mosque is one of the last representatives of the Ottoman style built between the years 1707 and 1709 and at the same time it is a complex. Çorlulu Ali Pasha Mosque is located in the left coming from the Grand Bazaar to Çemberlitaş and nex to the old Şimkeşhane building. Transportation is easy.
The mosque is also a complex consisting of dervish lodge, library, hazier, madrasas and meşruta. The name of the mosque is Çorlulu Ali Pasha as we know. Çorlulu Ali Pasha was son in law of Sultan Mustafa II and one of great viziers of Ahmet III. Firstly, the mosque was built and was used as tevhidhane of a lodge at the same time. Most of the mosque has kept its original view until today, after the earthquake on May 23, 1766 some parts of the mosque were renovated and the fountain which is placed on the Janissaries Street (former Divanyolu) was added in the same period. In 1963, the mosque was restored by the General Foundation Directorate. Now, the mosque, madrasas and dervish cells are used as souvenir shops; classrooms and the courtyard of the madrasas are used as café; library is used as the meşruta of the imam.
Çorlulu Ali Pasha Mosque has only one minaret. There are inscriptions on the doors of the courtyard but the inscriptions were removed. A tombstone was made for the head of Çorlulu Ali Pasha because he was executed in Lesvos and his head was buried in the area of the complex, it was written in an inscription. Darü’ül Hadis of Ali Pasha is located in the tekke rooms. The shrine, madrasa and a fountain of Sinan Pasha, the conqueror of Yemen, are found at a location close to the Ali Pasha Mosque. The structures are the works of architect Sinan.
Tombstones dating from Ottoman Empire draw your attention. You will admire to the Çorlulu Ali Pasha Mosque absolutely. Foreign and domestic tourists who like hookah prefer to visit the structure. When you visit, you should drink a cup of grilled Turkish coffee for recalling the mosque for 40 years.
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