Hatuniye Mosque: An Ottoman Mosque in İzmir
Site at a Glance
- Rating
- 4.4
- Popularity
- Low
- Country
- Turkey
- Primary era
- Early Modern
- External website
- Open
- Eras represented
- Early Modern
- Civilizations
- Ottoman
- Site type
- Religious
- Remains
- Mosque
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History
Ottoman foundation and repairs
Hatuniye Mosque is an Ottoman mosque in İzmir, Türkiye, commissioned by Hacı Hüseyin Ağa for his wife, Tayyibe Hatun, during the second half of the seventeenth century. Ottoman architecture was the building tradition of the Ottoman Empire, combining domed forms, formal prayer spaces, and regional construction practices. The mosque was built in the area then known as Tilkilik, in what is now Konak.
Hacı Hüseyin Ağa also commissioned Başdurak Mosque. The interior decoration of Hatuniye Mosque resembles that of Başdurak Mosque and the contemporary Kemeraltı Mosque, especially in its use of color. Repairs were carried out at Hatuniye Mosque during the 1730s.
Changing surroundings and later use
The surrounding neighborhood was formerly called Hatuniye Mahallesi after the mosque and had a large Jewish population. It is now known as Kurtuluş Mahallesi. The mosque remains active, while its courtyard medrese cells, small rooms used by students or resident scholars at an institution for Islamic religious learning, were expropriated by İzmir Metropolitan Municipality and converted into a park. The building has also been discussed in connection with the need for restoration.
Remains
Layout and prayer space
Hatuniye Mosque stands at the corner of Anafartalar Avenue and 943 Street in İzmir. Its Ottoman-style design has a square plan and an irregular layout created by two additions. The complex includes one minaret and a prayer area for latecomers. The prayer hall is covered by one large central dome and two smaller domes, whose decoration is dominated by turquoise, blue, and green. The mihrab, the niche indicating the direction of prayer, is formed as a rounded recess. A wooden minber, the raised pulpit used for the Friday sermon, carries geometric decoration.
Courtyard and nearby structures
Medrese cells
The mosque’s courtyard formerly contained medrese cells associated with Islamic religious learning. These small rooms were later converted into a park after their expropriation by İzmir Metropolitan Municipality.
Dönertaş Sebil
Dönertaş Sebil is located near the mosque. A sebil is a public fountain or water-distribution structure often established as a charitable foundation.
