MOLLA ZEYREK MOSQUE (PANTOKRATOR MONASTERY) The mosque is the churches of the Pantokrator Monastery belonging to the Byzantine period and was built on a large terrain with terraces on a hill overlooking the Golden Horn. The building, which was built by Eirene, wife of the Emperor II. loannis Komnenos (1111-1143), the daughter of Hungarian King Laszlo, is estimated to have been completed by her husband after the death of the empress in 1124. The architect of the buildings is known as Nikeforos. The monastery had a fifty-bed hospital with five divisions, a library, a home for the elderly, a medical school, a pharmacy and holy spring areas. The monastery, which was converted into a madrasa after the conquest of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, became the first educational institution of Istanbul in the Ottoman period. Probably the monastery's monk cells were transformed into madrasa cells, and its churches were used both as a masjid-classroom and as a mosque. Molla Mehmed Efendi, of whom the nickname was Zeyrek, who was one of the professors of the madrasa, was the source of the name of the structure in the Ottoman period. When the madrasas of the Fâtih Complex were built, the structure was given to Abdullah-ı Iiahî and continued its activity in the form of a small Islamic monastery. All the sections of the Byzantine churches of different periods were used as mosques during the Ottoman period. The structure used and preserved throughout the Ottoman period, was severely damaged in the 1766 earthquake and it has taken its present form with an essential repair made in that period, Since most of the colored marble coatings belonging to the Byzantine period were destroyed before this repair, colored hand-drawn marble imitation works were done. The mihrab of the mosque, the marble pulpit and the wooden ambo were added during this period. The floor of the building in the south has one of the marble floors in the richest opus sectile technique from the Byzantine period to the present. The last restoration of Molla Zeyrek Mosque was carried out comprehensively by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality between 2009-2017. During the restoration work, a sub-structure with the same plan as the superstructure was found under the structure in the north.

It was good to see that the restoration of the main prayer hall of the mosque is completed and we were able to go inside. A very good job has been done and the artwork and masonry are very neat. The timberwork involved with establishing stairs and the Sultan's Viewing Area was nicely made. It was a Tuesday morning and plenty of children were busy learning about the Koran. Ongoing restoration work is happening on other rooms adjacent to this prayer hall and nearby.

This is the second largest religious Byzantine building in Istanbul, after Hagia Sophia. It's built in 1118 originally with the name of Monastery of Pantocrator. Ottomans then converted it into a mosque, adding a minaret and designing the interior again. Since then, it's called Molla Zeyrek Mosque. I visited it in the evening and it was definitely very impressive. The building's architecture is mostly intact and well-preserved. The interior of the mosque has an amazing atmosphere, every detail is beautiful.

An architectural masterpiece from byzantine civ. Converted to mosque after fall of constantinople. Unfortunately surroundings near mosque are ruined. Be careful when walking around

Zeyrek Mosque or the Monastery of the Pantokrator, is a large mosque in Fazilet Sokağı in the Zeyrek district of Fatih in Istanbul, overlooking the Golden Horn.

(Translated by Google) An old Byzantine church converted into a mosque .. (Original) Bizanstan kalma eski bir kilisenin Camiye dönüştürülmüş Hali..

(Translated by Google) Author: MEHMET İPŞİRLİ There is no information about the first years of his life. It is known that his real name was Mehmed and he was with Hacı Bayrâm-ı Velî and took lessons from him, and the name Zeyrek was given to him by him. He attended the classes of Hızır Şah Efendi and advanced his education. It is understood that he was among the scholars who participated in the conquest of Istanbul. Following the conquest, Fatih Sultan Mehmed converted some churches into madrasahs so that the education was not interrupted before he built the Medâris-i Semâniyye, meanwhile, he converted the Pantokrator Monastery to the madrasah in the Zeyrek district, which was named with the name of Molla Zeyrek. XVI. The name of this district is mentioned as Mahalle-i Mescid-i Hoca Zeyrek in the Tahrir Book of Istanbul Foundations belonging to the first half of the century. When Molla Zeyrek became a professor at this madrasa, 50 coins were appointed to him. According to the rumors, he would allocate 20 akches of this amount to his own need, and send 30 of them to the poor disciples of Hacı Bayrâm-ı Velî. Molla Zeyrek spent his time with more worship and even claimed that he was more virtuous than Seyyid Şerîf el-Cürcânî in the presence of Fatih Sultan Mehmed, and that the sultan's Bursa Sultâniye (Yeşil) Madrasah leader was the teacher. It is stated that he invited Muslihuddin Efendi to Istanbul and asked him to argue with him. The discussion, which lasted for a week in the presence of the sultan, is remarkable in terms of Ottoman science and cultural life, and also contains important elements for recognizing the personality of Molla Zeyrek. Vizier Mahmud Pasha, standing by performing various services, participated in the debate on the "burhân-ı vâhid" between these two scholars. The discussion did not only take place in the form of mutual speech, but both sides wrote a story containing their opinions and evidence. On the sixth day, when the sultan understood that the discussion would not end in this way, he asked the two sides to give a copy of what they wrote and asked them to prepare in advance. Molla Zrerek was very upset when finally those who were present in the parliament and as referee Molla Husrev preferred the views of Hodja. The sultan brought Hocazâde to the professor at the madrasah. (Mecdî, I, 144). When Molla Zeyrek was removed from his post, he returned to Bursa and settled there. He had a hard time making a living. A neighbor named Hoca Hasan, in his neighborhood, committed to giving 20 coins of his daily need. It is stated in the sources that the sultan felt sorry to have broken Molla Zeyrek after a while and invited him to give him a madrasah, but Molla Zeyrek did not accept the invitation by saying, “Hodja Hasan is my sultan, he is the age” (ibid., I, 145 ). Despite the fact that Molla Zeyrek, who spent the rest of his life by raising the demand and considering books, has not been encountered, Taşköüstüâde writes that he has put notes on the edge of some books and sees and examines a science related story (ibid., I, a.y.). Molla Zeyrek's II. It is rumored that he regained reputation in the time of Bayezid and was sent to the Bursa mufti with 100 coins per day towards the end of his life (Mecdî, I, 145). There is no exact information about the date of death. In some sources, the year of death is given as 879 (1474) (Sicill-i Osmânî, IV, 104). However, his II. There is also information that he was alive during the reign of Bayezid. Süheyl Ünver shows the date of his death as 903 (1497-98). It is known that he was buried in Pınarbaşı area in Bursa, but his grave is lost today. Süheyl Ünver talks about his two sons, Rükneddin and Abdurrahman Hüseynî, who have been in the profession of science based on some book records. Rükneddin Efendi became the professor of Bursa Sultâniye Madrasa (Ünver, II, 78-79). This article is included in the 30th volume of the TDV Islamic Encyclopedia, published in Istanbul in 2005, on pages 266-267. (Original) Müellif:MEHMET İPŞİRLİ Hayatının ilk yılları hakkında bilgi yoktur. Asıl adının Mehmed olduğu ve Hacı Bayrâm-ı Velî’nin yanında bulunup ondan ders aldığı, Zeyrek isminin de kendisine onun tarafından verildiği bilinmektedir. Hızır Şah Efendi’nin derslerine girerek tahsilini ilerletmiştir. İstanbul’un fethine katılan ulemâ arasında bulunduğu anlaşılmaktadır. Fethin ardından Fâtih Sultan Mehmed, Medâris-i Semâniyye’yi inşa etmeden önce eğitimin kesintiye uğramaması için bazı kiliseleri medrese haline getirmiş, bu arada Molla Zeyrek’in adıyla anılan Zeyrek semtindeki Pantokrator Manastırı’nı da medreseye çevirip kendisine tahsis etmiştir. XVI. yüzyılın ilk yarısına ait İstanbul Vakıfları Tahrir Defteri’nde bu semtin ismi Mahalle-i Mescid-i Hoca Zeyrek olarak geçer. Molla Zeyrek bu medreseye müderris olunca kendisine 50 akçe yevmiye tayin edildi. Rivayete göre bu miktarın 20 akçesini kendi ihtiyacına ayırır, 30 akçesini Hacı Bayrâm-ı Velî’nin fakir müridlerine gönderirdi. Molla Zeyrek’in vaktini daha çok ibadetle geçirdiği, hatta Fâtih Sultan Mehmed’in huzurunda “da‘vâ-yı fazîlet” ederek Seyyid Şerîf el-Cürcânî’den daha faziletli olduğu iddiasında bulunduğu, bunun üzerine padişahın Bursa Sultâniye (Yeşil) Medresesi müderrisi Hocazâde Muslihuddin Efendi’yi İstanbul’a davet ederek onunla tartışmasını istediği belirtilir. Padişahın huzurunda bir hafta kadar devam eden tartışma, Osmanlı ilim ve kültür hayatı bakımından dikkat çekici olduğu gibi Molla Zeyrek’in şahsiyetini tanımak için de önemli unsurlar içerir. Bu iki âlim arasında “burhân-ı vâhid” konusunda yapılan münazaraya devrin âlimleri oturarak, Vezir Mahmud Paşa ayakta durup çeşitli hizmetler ifa ederek katılmıştır. Tartışma sadece karşılıklı konuşma şeklinde geçmeyip her iki taraf görüş ve delillerini içeren birer risâle de yazmıştır. Altıncı günü padişah tartışmanın bu şekilde sonuçlanmayacağını anlayınca iki tarafın yazdıklarının birer nüshasını birbirine verip önceden hazırlanmalarını istedi. Sonunda mecliste hazır bulunanlar ve hakem olarak Molla Hüsrev, Hocazâde’nin görüşlerini tercih edince Molla Zeyrek çok üzüldü. Padişah, medresedeki müderrisliğe Hocazâde’yi getirdi. (Mecdî, I, 144). Molla Zeyrek görevinden alınınca Bursa’ya dönüp oraya yerleşti. Bir süre geçimini sağlamakta zorluk çekti. Oturduğu mahallede Hoca Hasan adlı bir komşusu günlük ihtiyacı olan 20 akçeyi hayatı boyunca vermeyi taahhüt etti. Kaynaklarda, padişahın bir müddet sonra Molla Zeyrek’i kırmış olmaktan üzüntü duyup kendisine bir medrese vermek üzere onu davet ettiği, ancak Molla Zeyrek’in, “Hoca Hasan sağ olsun, benim padişahım odur” diyerek daveti kabul etmediği belirtilir (a.g.e., I, 145). Ömrünün geri kalan kısmını talebe yetiştirmek ve kitap mütalaa etmekle geçiren Molla Zeyrek’in bugüne ulaşan herhangi bir eserine rastlanmamakla birlikte Taşköprizâde, bazı kitapların kenarına notlar koyduğunu ve ilimle ilgili bir risâlesini görüp incelediğini yazar (a.g.e., I, a.y.). Molla Zeyrek’in II. Bayezid zamanında yeniden itibar kazandığı, ömrünün sonlarına doğru günlük 100 akçe ile Bursa müftülüğüne gönderildiği rivayet edilir (Mecdî, I, 145). Vefat tarihi hakkında kesin bilgi yoktur. Bazı kaynaklarda ölüm yılı 879 (1474) olarak verilir (Sicill-i Osmânî, IV, 104). Ancak onun II. Bayezid devrinde de hayatta olduğuna dair bilgiler vardır. Süheyl Ünver vefat tarihini 903 (1497-98) diye gösterir. Bursa’da Pınarbaşı mevkiine defnedildiği, ancak bugün mezarının kayıp olduğu bilinmektedir. Süheyl Ünver, bazı kitap kayıtlarından hareketle ilmiye mesleğine intisap etmiş Rükneddin ve Abdurrahman Hüseynî adlı iki oğlundan bahsetmektedir. Rükneddin Efendi Bursa Sultâniye Medresesi müderrisi olmuştur (Ünver, II, 78-79). Bu madde TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi’nin 2005 yılında İstanbul'da basılan 30. cildinde, 266-267 numaralı sayfalarda yer almıştır.

Restoration finished. Good job done. Farih win new culture point

Very ugly, the Saracens converted it into a ugly iconoclasm. Imagine it must have been beautiful before the Saracens destroyed it like all of Constantinople. these lands will be re-taken hopefully this generation but most certainly the next.

It was a monastery from Byzantium times, then a Madrasah (Islamic school) and now a mosque. I always enjoy visiting here

Molla Zeyrek Camii, former Pantokrator Manastırı was built by Irene of Hungary and his husband, Emperor John II Komneno. It is a masterpiece of the middle Byzantine period, the place of Gennadius II Scholarius the first Patriarch of Constantinople after the Islamic conquest and an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985. The imperial chapel was used as a mausoleum (heroon) for the Komnenos and Palaiologos dynasties. The vew of the city and the Golden Horn, is breathtaking. There is an ok restaurant nearby that offer an amazing panorama. I visited twice in a trip, and one vizit was during a rainy evening. Doesn't matter the weather, it is just a nice visit.

Perfect place full of history I came there twice and planing to visit for the third time as well I do recommend you to go there and enjoy the history also enjoy the view. Also enjoy lovely cats and dogs all around this area.

(Translated by Google) It is beautiful, even if a long history was in the foot is a temple, but after the Islamic conquests it turned into a mosque and inside there is a staircase of wood inside, which is what distinguishes this mosque and I recommend visiting it (Original) أنه جميل ولو تاريخ طويل كان في قدم عبارة عن معبد ولكن بعد الفتوحات الاسلامية تحول ألى مسجد ويوجود بداخله درج من خشب وهو ما يميز هذا الجامع وانصح بزيارته

(Translated by Google) When you look at the photos, you will see how a renovation was made. Very surprising. It is a shame to see it in such a work. Sad. (Original) Fotoğraflara baktığınızda nasıl bir tadilat yapıldığını göreceksiniz. Çok şaşırtıcı. Böyle bir esere bunu reva görmek büyük ayıp. Üzücü.

There wasn't possibility to o visit the mosque interior as a tourist. You can enter only for saying prayers. Exterior was historical and good to visit.

a true historical treasure. so so beautiful. worth to visit. make sure to dress appropriately cause the neighbourhood is pretty conservative.

This place was built in 1124 as a church and later it was converted to mosque in the reign of Sultan Mehmed

(Translated by Google) Superdie (Original) Superdi

(Translated by Google) The mosque is very beautiful, very calm historical importance, there is a small greengrocer in its surroundings. (Original) Cami çok güzel çok sakin tarihi önemi büyük çevresinde küçük bir manav var yemek yemek ısterseniz önceden araştırın küçük lokantalar var kalite konusunda güvenilirlik durumu şüpheli zembilli efendiyi mehmet emin tokadı hzkerinin türbelerini mutlaka ziyaret etmenizi öneririm.

(Translated by Google) mukemmel.olmus.emeklerine.saglik (Original) mukemmel.olmus.emeklerine.saglik

(Translated by Google) It must be visited. (Original) Mutlaka ziyaret edilmeli.

(Translated by Google) All mosques are beautiful and have a historical atmosphere (Original) Bütün camiler güzeldir tarihi havası var buranin

(Translated by Google) A very beautiful mosque. Everyone must see. (Original) Çok.güzel bir cami. Herkesin görmesi gerekir.

(Translated by Google) Beautiful (Original) Bello

(Translated by Google) Very good (Original) Cok iyi

(Translated by Google) Unkapani, which was opened to worship after a wonderful restoration, is a mosque that is almost hidden from the street ... It is necessary to spend time in a long time. (Original) Harika bi restorasyon sonrası ibadete açılmış Unkapani'nda, caddeden fark edilmeyen adeta gizlenmis bir cami... Uzun uzun içerisinde zaman geçirmek lazım

(Translated by Google) In the middle of Istanbul, you should definitely see the new output date from the restoration, then you should stop by Mehmet Emin Tokadi when he leaves his door. (Original) Istanbulun ortasinda restorasyondan yeni çıktı tarihi hissetmeniz için mutlaka görmeli ardından kapısından çıkınca mehmet emin tokadi hazretlerine uğramalısınız

gidin üst kata çıkın ve verdiği huzuru yaşayın.

Beautiful

Good place

A must see in Istanbul...renovated recently....

Wonderful. Fantastic

The turkey all masque Very beautiful and big hall and big mimber.This masque is ayat is very hardly I am Indian

Very nice and historical place with great view on the Golden horn

The building, which was used and protected throughout the Ottoman period, was badly damaged in the 1766 earthquake. It took its present form with the major repairs made during the Mustafa period. In the same period, it is understood that the cover system of the building in the north collapsed to a large extent and a high rimmed dome in the Byzantine style was rebuilt. The sultan's lodge to the south of the mosque was also built during this period. The large mahfil with its rich woodwork overflowing into the mosque and the arched pedestal of the masonry ramp have survived to the present day. The rich mosaic decorations and colorful marble coverings of the Byzantine period were also damaged in this earthquake. The columns carrying the dome of the building in the north were replaced with piers built with rows of square-section stones and bricks with chamfered corners during the same construction. In the building in the south, sliced ​​stone piers in the Ottoman baroque style were built instead of the columns. It is not known exactly whether the columns were preserved inside the piers, but the data pointing to this in one of them was determined during the last repair. It is understood that all the hand-drawn decorations of the building were renovated according to the taste of the period during the repairs.

Excellent conservation work. Helps tell the story of Byzantine Christendom and how the heritage was inherited and celebrated by Ottoman Muslims.

One more beautiful building that was once a monastery and today a mosque. The mosque is the churches of the Pantokrator Monastery belonging to the Byzantine period and ves but on a large terrain with terraces on a hill overlooking the Golden Hom. The building, which was built by Eirene, wife of the Emperer II. loannis Komnenos (1111-1143), the daughter a Hungarian King Laszlo, is estimated to have been completed by her husband after the death of the empress in 1124. The architect of the buildings is known as Nikeforos. The monastery had a fifty-bed hospital with five divisions, a library, a home for the elderly. a medical school, a pharmacy and holy spring areas. The monastery, which was converted into a madrasa after the conquest of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, became the first educational institution of Istanbul in the Ottoman period. Probably the monastery's monk cells were transformed into madrasa cells, and its churches were used both as a masjid-classroom and as a mosque. Molla Mehmed Efendi, of whom the nickname was Zeyrek, who was one of the professors of the madrasa, was the source of the name of the structure in the Ottoman period. When the madrasas of the Fatih Complex were built, the structure was given to Abdullah- liaht and continued its activity in the form of a small Islamic monastery. All the sections of the Byzantine churches of different periods were used as mosques during the Ottoman period. The structure used and preserved throughout the Ottoman period, was severely damaged in the 1766 earthquake and it has taken its present form with an essential repair made in that period. Since most of the colored marble coatings belonging to the Byzantine period were destroyed before this repair, colored hand-drawn marble imitation works were done. The mihrab of the mosque, the marble pulpit and the wooden ambo were added during this period. The floor of the building in the south has one of the marble floors in the richest opus sectile technique from the Byzantine period to the present The last restoration of Molla Zeyrek Mosque is said to be carried out comprehensively by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality between 2009-2017. However, I remember that there was restoration work at 2002: probably began restoring as a monastery and changed at 2009... During the restoration work, a sub-structure with the same plan as the superstructure was found under the structure at the north.

A must see place in Unkapanı

Byzantine architecture. A most spiritual mosque.

Marvelous place, well attended and deeply peaceful

Nice place to visit

(Translated by Google) Spectacular (Original) Muhteşem

Awesome

(Translated by Google) Zirk Mosque, which was formerly a church, Jamieyel Mosque in a very quiet area and next to it a cafe that all serves hot and cold drinks and breakfast food (Original) مسجد زيرك والذي كان كنيسة سابقاً ، جامع جمييييييل جدا في منطقة هادئة وبجانبه cafe كافة تقدم مشروبات ساخنة وباردة وطعام الافطار

(Translated by Google) Delicious (Original) Enfes

(Translated by Google) I love historical places (Original) Tarihi yerleri çok severim

(Translated by Google) need to go and see (Original) gidip görülmesi gerek

İstememişti bir bahsin çiçeği olmayi'ciceklerin en Sereflisine GUL E e gönlünü vermisti-Yani su akar yolunu bulur,Her yerin kıblesi vardir-

(Translated by Google) It was a church before and became a mosque after the conquest. The interior and view of the mosque is very beautiful (Original) Daha önce kilise olup fetihten sonra cami olmuş. Caminin içi ve manzarası çok güzel

(Translated by Google) I suggest you go knowing its history. Its location is very nice. I would definitely recommend you to learn its history. It is very clean and decent. There are sinks for men and women. The ablution sites are very clean and well-maintained. As far as I know it is maintained by IMM, thank you very clean and decent sinks. Anyway, it is nice to see the common work of Ottoman and Byzantine. Both Ottoman architecture and Byzantine ... Let me not say that I have visited Istanbul, which does not go here. There is nothing to lose anyway, after that you can have a good time between the old streets of Fatih (; (Original) Tarihini bilerek gitmenizi öneririm.Konumu çok güzel. Mutlaka tarihini öğrenmenizi tavsiye ederim. Çok temiz ve nezih. Kadın ve erkek için lavabolar var abdest alma yerleri gayet temiz ve bakımlı. Bildiğim kadarıyla bakımını İBB yapıyor teşekkür ederim bu konuda gayet temiz ve nezih lavabolar. Neyse konuya dönmek gerekirse Osmanlı ve Bizans'ın ortak eserini görmek gayet hoş. Hem Osmanlı mimarisi hem de Bizans... Buraya gitmeyen İstanbul'u gezdim demesin.Burayi kaçırmayın derim. Zaten kaybedecek bir şey yok ondan sonra Fatih'in eski sokakları evleri arasında güzel vakit geçirebilirsiniz (;

(Translated by Google) A mosque with a remarkable view after the renovation (Original) Tadilat sonra fevkalade bir görüntü elde edilen bir cami

(Translated by Google) Very interesting. Well renovated (Original) Sehr interessand. Gut saniert

(Translated by Google) HISTORY AESTHETIC PEACE (Original) TARIH ESTETIK HUZUR

(Translated by Google) Excellent (Original) Mükemmel

(Translated by Google) There are municipal social facilities right across the street (Original) Hemen karşısında belediye sosyal tesisleri vardır

(Translated by Google) When you see the Molla Zeyrek Mosque, you will think of Hagia Sophia. It was the second largest church after Hagia Sophia. Its architecture and stone structure is enormous. You can also visit the streets of Zeyrek from here. Wood is a place where old houses are concentrated. (Original) Molla Zeyrek Camii' sini gördüğünüzde aklınıza Ayasofya gelecek. Ayasofya'dan sonra 2. büyük kiliseymiş zamanında. Mimarisi ve taş yapısı muazzam. Ayrıca buradan Zeyrek sokaklarını da gezebilirsiniz. Ahşap, eski evlerin yoğunlukta olduğu bir yer.

(Translated by Google) It's a beautiful building. If only the neighborhood around it was preserved like a building. Ugly buildings alongside masterpiece structures. Date waiting to be destroyed. (Original) Çok güzel bir yapı. Keşke yapı gibi etrafındaki semt de korunsa. Şaheser yapılar yanında çirkin binalar. Yıkılmayı bekleyen tarih.

(Translated by Google) Fatih also smells history. Treasure is another in stories. (Original) Fatih de tarih kokuyor. Hazine hikâyelerde bir başka.

(Translated by Google) Smells like history (Original) Tarih kokuyor

beautiful.

(Translated by Google) Wonderful (Original) Harika

(Translated by Google) A completely different place (Original) Bambaşka bir yer

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(Translated by Google) This historical place has been cleaned and repaired. It is absolutely sparkling. (Original) Bu tarihi yer temizlenmiş,onarılmış.piril pırıl olmuş.mutlaka gidip ziyaret etmek gerekir.