GPS : 41°01'19.0"N 28°56'37.0"E / 41.021944, 28.943611
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The Mosque is in Istanbul's Fatih district, in Keçeciler, on Eski Ali Paşa street. It has been written on the tomb of Mesih Mehmed Pasha, that the mosque was built by Architec Mimar Sinan in 1585. Mesih Mehmed Pasha Mosque has one dome, one minaret and three doors. The Mosque was dedicated to one of Sultan Murad III's Grand Viziers, Mesih Mehmed Pasha.
Born in Bosnia, Mesih Mehmet Pasha had served at every level of the Palace administration to ascend to the level of Grand Vizier. In an interesting way, the side galleries in the mosque interior have been separated from the main space by a wall. The variety in the grill figures on the exterior wall is also quite striking. In an unusual way, the open tomb of Mesih Mehmet Pasha, who died in 1589, was placed in the center of the mosque court in place of a fountain.
Hadım Mesih Pasha was an Ottoman statesman. He was Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1585-1586. Born in Bosnia, Mesih Mehmet Pasha had served at every level of the Palace administration to ascend to the level of Grand Vizier. In an interesting way, the side galleries in the mosque interior have been separated from the main space by a wall. The variety in the grill figures on the exterior wall is also quite striking.
Having a rectangular plan, the mosque central dome is 12.8 m in diameter. Abundant windows provide a bright interior. Ablution cocks were placed under the porticos when the tomb of Mesih Pasha inconsistent with tradition replaced the şadırvan in the courtyard. In plan the building is an octagon inscribed in a square with semidomes as squinches in the diagonals; to north and south are galleries. But the odd feature is that what in most mosques of this form are aisles under the galleries are here turned into porches.
That is, where you would expect an arcade of columns, you find a wall with windows opening onto an exterior gallery which, in turn, opens to the outside by enormous arches, now glazed in. The mihrab and mimber are very fine works in marble, as are the grilles above the windows. Tiles of the best period complete the decoration of this interesting building.
The courtyard of the mosque is attractive but rather sombre. It consists of the usual domed porticoes under which, rather unusually, are the ablution fountains; this is because the place of the şadırvan in the centre of the courtyard has been taken by the picturesque open türbe of the founder. The mosque is preceded by a double porch, but the wooden roof of the second porch has disappeared, leaving the arcades to support nothing; the inner porch has the usual five bays.
A distinguishing feature from the other mosques built for the viziers is that there are no madrasa rooms at three of the sides of the mosque. It contains the simplest tile decoration among the Sinan’s buildings. The building was completed by the contribution of Mimar Davud Ağa.
The mosque contains the tomb of Mesih Paşha. In an unusual way, the open tomb of Mesih Mehmet Pasha, who died in 1589, was placed in the center of the mosque court in place of a fountain. It was completed in 1586 and was built before his dismissal from the grand vizierate.
This mosque, whose usage was intermitted after the earthquake of 1894, continued to be used after having been repaired in 1936 - 1939 and 1955 - 1957. The fountain under the mosque was restored in 1817 at the request of Beyhan Sultan, daughter of Sultan Mustafa III. Preservig its 16th century architectural character and form, the monument have remained still until the 20th century.
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