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Isak
(Ishak)
Celebi
Mosque
(Kadi
Ishak
Çelebi
Cami
or
Ishakkiye)
is
the
largest
and
main
mosque
(Ulucami)
in
Bitola,
situated
along
the
north
bank
of
the
Dragor
River.
This
area
was
known
as
Bit
pazar
in
the
quarter
of
Emir
Bey
or
Eyne
Bey,
also
known
as
Ishak
Çelebi
mahalle.
The
whole
mosque
complex
was
ideally
situated
between
the
government
buildings
and
the
covered
market,
and
the
Big
Bridge
to
the
other
side
of
the
river
connected
it.
Popularly
known
as
Ishakkiye,
this
monumental
mosque
was
named
after
its
founder,
Judge
Ishak
Çelebi
ibn
Isa,
son
of
Isa
Fakıh.
After
being
a
judge
in
Salonica
for
many
years,
Ishak
Çelebi
was
appointed
to
the
Kadi’s
bench
in
Manastır
where
he
moved
with
his
family
around
1508.
The
date
of
the
mosque
construction
was
given
in
the
last
verse
of
the
chronogram
(Ebced)
and
it
is
1506.
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