Kaptanpasa Mosque
Kaptanpaşa Mosque, located on Eyüpsultan İskele Street in the Eyüpsultan district of Istanbul, this square-planned mosque is made of cut stone. Its wooden roof is covered with lead and it is one of the rare examples of interior hidden domed construction systems. The minaret is in the right corner. The mosque's qibla faces the Golden Horn and to the left of it is the Eyüpsultan Pier, past the park and green area. The name of the mosque is also mentioned in the sources as Büyük İskele, Cevri Kalfa and Hacı Mahmud Ağa mosque. The first one to build the mosque was Mahmut Aga of Georgian origin. His death coincides with the beginning of the reign of Sultan Selim II (1566-1574). The building, which was renovated at different times, was brought to its current state by Hasan Hüsnü Pasha, who served as Minister of Navy for 23 years during the reign of Sultan Abdulhamid II. The building, whose restoration was recently completed, was opened for worship in 2019. During the restoration, a painting of a ship covered with paint and plaster, thought to be Hasan Hüsnü Pasha's ship, was uncovered within the building. The painting was preserved in its original form, and after the decision of the scientific board, it was conserved by a painter and made ready for exhibition in the last congregation place.
The mosque is accessed by two stairs with 14 steps on the right and left. The stairs converge in a small porch and from here you enter the section with a wooden door. This cube-shaped mosque has two ablution rooms on the left and bottom.
The street where the mosque is located leads to Eyüp Sultan Mosque after 500 meters. The surrounding area is full of tombs and sarcophagi.
