Bereketzade Camiisi (Bereketzade Mosque)

The Bereketzade Mosque, located in the Karaköy Hırdavatçılar Çarşı, was built by Bereketzade Mehmet Efendi as a madrassa in 1705.

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Bereketzade Mah. Hırdavatçılar Çarşısı No: 8, Karaköy

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Phone 0212 243 42 34

The Bereketzade Mosque, located in the Karaköy Hırdavatçılar Çarşı, was built by Bereketzade Mehmet Efendi as a madrassa in 1705. Over time, a portion of the madrassa was converted to a mosque, but education continued on its grounds. It underwent two major restorations in 1977 and 1984. Built on a hexagonal frame, with one minaret, the mosque is noted for the bird house built into its exterior wall. The mosque continues to be open to worshipers.

Mosque is a place of worship for Muslims. It comes from the Arabic word 'masjid' which literally means "a place for prostration". Mosques are also places where Muslims come together for different purposes such as education, social gatherings, public meetings, exhibitions, lectures etc. Although there is no specific requirement for mosques in terms of their architecture, one can see some common features inside and outside of many mosques such as minarets, domes, ablution areas, prayer niche (mihrab), pulpit (minbar) and so on.

Muslims are obliged to perform the ritual worship 5 times a day. They are not required to attend a mosque for each of these prayers however in order to interact with the community they are encouraged to pray in congregation. Friday noon is the only time in a week when Muslims must definitely join the congregational prayer in a mosque after which they can continue their work, education or other commitments.

Azan or the call for prayer is a vocal announcement that one can hear from minarets 5 times a day. The call to prayer is made live -even early in the morning- by a person called 'muazzin'. The muazzins are usually chosen from people with loud and beautiful voices and trained over years to make this announcement beautifully and invite people to worship.
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