Defterdar Mosque

The Defterdar Mosque, or the Defterdar Mahmut Efendi Mosque (Turkish: Defterdar Camii, Defterdar Mahmut Efendi Camii), is 16th century Ottoman mosque located in Eyüp, Istanbul, Turkey. It was commissioned by Defterdar Nazlı Mahmut Efendi (c. 1500-1546) and built by architect Mimar Sinan in 1542 ("defterdar" was the head of the financial department in Ottoman Empire). Instead of a crescent, this mosque has "ink pot and pen" on top of its dome, representing the profession of the founder of the mosque. (since "defterdar" means chamberlain, literally it means defter:notebook + dar:suffix for "doer"). The original pair was broken by a storm in 1997. Ten years later, on 30 May 2007, a new inkpot and a pen assembled on top of the dome of the mosque.[1]

Defterdar Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationIstanbul, Turkey
Location in Istanbul
Geographic coordinates41.042°N 28.9376°E / 41.042; 28.9376
Architecture
Architect(s)Mimar Sinan
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic, Classical Ottoman
Completed1542
Minaret(s)1
  • Defterdar Mahmut Efendi Mosque front
  • Defterdar Mahmut Efendi Mosque from side with minaret
  • Defterdar Mahmut Efendi Mosque interior
  • Defterdar Mahmut Efendi Mausoleum

See also

References
  1. Cumhuriyet (Newspaper), 3 June 2007, page 15 (in Turkish)


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