Damlacık Mosque
The mosque takes its name from its location, Damlacık, one of the oldest districts of Izmir. It is thought that a large part of the Damlacık Mosque graveyard has not survived to the present day. The oldest of the gravestones found here belongs to someone named Hasan Bey, who is said to be the founder of the mosque. This gravestone inscription, dated 1113 AH (1701-1702 AD), suggests that the mosque was built at the beginning of the 18th century at the latest. Since the mosque is also called Kılcı Mescidi in the old artifact receipts, it is estimated that the mosque was repaired by the Kılcızade family, who lived in Izmir at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. On the courtyard wall of the mosque, there is a fountain inscription dated 1210 AH (1795-1796 AD), known as the Mustafa Efendi Fountain It is thought that under the foundation of the mosque is a section of the Roman temple built in the name of Asclepius, the God of Health. In 1933, a basement, estimated to be an underground cellar, 270 meters long and two meters wide, was found under the cemetery next to the mosque. Damlacık Mosque, located on the hillside, was built entirely of stone. The mosque has a wooden roof and a tile roof. The lower floor is arranged as a muezzin's room and the minaret exit door that is reached from this room. The onion-shaped stone cone of the cut stone, grooved* body of the Damlacık Mosque will also attract your attention.
