Timurtaş Pasha Mosque: An Ottoman Mosque in Edirne
Site at a Glance
- Rating
- 4.4
- Popularity
- Very Low
- Country
- Turkey
- Primary era
- Medieval
- Eras represented
- Medieval
- Civilizations
- Ottoman
- Site type
- Religious
- Remains
- Mosque
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History
Ottoman Foundation
Timurtaş Pasha Mosque is an Ottoman-period mosque in Edirne, Türkiye, in the Karaağaç district. It was commissioned by Subaşı Demirtaş Pasha and completed in the early fifteenth century. Subaşı was an Ottoman title for a local military or administrative official, while pasha denoted a high-ranking Ottoman officeholder.
Ruin and Restoration
The mosque remained in a ruined condition for many years before the General Directorate of Foundations restored it in 2008 and reopened it for worship. It belongs to the Sunni Islamic tradition and is owned by the General Directorate of Foundations. Located away from residential areas, it is mainly opened for Friday prayers, holiday prayers, and tarawih, the additional evening prayers held during Ramadan.
Remains
Plan and Construction
The mosque has a square plan covered by a single dome carried on an octagonal drum, the structural zone supporting the dome. Its walls are built from roughly dressed stone, rubble stone, and brick. The masonry alternates one course of stone with two courses of brick, creating a regular pattern across the building. The structure has been restored.
Openings and Minaret
The entrance is set in the northwest facade. The qibla wall, which faces Mecca, and the two side facades each contain five windows arranged in three levels: two at the lower level, two above them, and one in the drum. A single minaret, the tower associated with a mosque, rises at the northern corner. Its square base uses the same alternating stone-and-brick masonry as the mosque.
