This little rectangle is in an IETT bus depot on Millet Caddesi near Topkapı (41.017439,28.928287). It is probably the remains of something much larger but, for now, it serves as the place of worship for the drivers. It has a couple of nice columns with Byzantine capitals.
It’s quiet and peaceful in there, unlike the chaos outside. Sometimes, it’s locked, sometimes it isn’t.
Across Millet Caddesi (41.018702,28.928126), Kürkçübaşı Ahmed Şemseddin Camii (1511) has a porch supported by a row of Byzantine columns that have clearly seen service in an earlier building. Van Millingen suggests that these came from a substantial building belonging to the 13th century monastery of which Manastir Mescidi is the only remaining intact part.
As of November 2016, Kürkçübaşı Ahmed Şemseddin Camii is closed for fairly massive renovation. The porch has disappeared and the columns are currently standing in a row on their own. The rest of the building has been stripped back to bare stone and much of that has been replaced.
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