The building
The rectangular mosque is plain but sturdy: 90-centimetre stone walls, a decorated wooden ceiling, a tiled hipped roof and a brick minaret with a single balcony. It has no inscription, so the date of 1546 rests on tradition rather than a written record.
The legend
Legend has it that the sultan disliked the size of the mosque, and it stayed locked for fifty years. Its graveyard holds a tomb associated with the Zeyniye and Halveti Sufi orders.
Today
After a restoration by the General Directorate of Foundations that began in 2017, the mosque reopened for worship with the Friday prayer of 26 January 2024. Visitors are asked to keep quiet during prayer times.