Arap Mosque
It is in Galata, Tersane Road, street of Galata Court House. It is the
biggest mosque in Galata side of the Golden Horn.
There is a myth that this mosque was made by the Arabs besieging
Istanbul. But this theory conflicts with the historical data. Actually
there had been one church there when Istanbul was conquered. This church
was turned into a mosque in 1475 by the order of Sultan Mehmed the
Conqueror and took the name Galata Mosque. After Arabs emigrating from
Endulus in 1492 took residence around this mosque, it took the name Arap
Mosque. In time, it has gone under maintenance and some changes. During
the maintenance in year 1913 the epitaph and armored tombstones of
Genoeses found beneath the ground was transferred to Archeology Museum.
The mosque is a rectangular-planned gothic building. The belfry of the
old church was turned into a minaret as well. This minaret much
resembles the minarets in Endulus.
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