TEVFIKIYE MOSQUE – ARNAVUTKÖY
Also known as the “Arnavutköy Mosque” or “Akıntı Burnu Mosque,” Tevfikiye Mosque is located on Arnavutköy Street, situated within a large courtyard elevated above street level. It was commissioned by Sultan Mahmud II in the name of his son, Şehzade Tevfik, and built between 1832 and 1838 (Hijri 1248–1254). The mosque is owned by the General Directorate of Foundations.
The mosque has a rectangular plan, masonry walls, a wooden pitched roof, and a single minaret. It is positioned within a wide courtyard located above the shops facing the street. The mosque has four entrances: the first opens from the seaside into the imperial lodge (hünkâr mahfili), the second provides access to the lodge from the north, the third is on the eastern side of the mosque, and the fourth is from the northern main gate.
Tevfikiye Mosque forms a complex (külliye) with the adjoining imperial lodge (hünkâr kasrı) in the northwest corner, service buildings, an imaret, a timekeeper’s office (muvakkithane) along the street, shops owned by the Foundations, and a contemporary police station to the east.
According to documents from the Ottoman Archives of the Prime Ministry (BOA), the mosque:
● Underwent repairs during the reigns of Sultan Abdülmecid (1839–1861) in 1853 and Sultan Abdülaziz (1861–1876) in 1861,
● Had its imperial lodge restored during the reign of Abdülaziz in 1868,
● Suffered major damage during the 1894 Istanbul earthquake and was subsequently repaired,
● Saw the restoration of its imperial lodge in 1950,
● Was damaged during the 1981 restorations due to alterations that did not adhere to its original architectural features,
● Received further repairs to the mosque and its roof between 1992 and 1994.
As ALBA İnşaat, we completed the restoration of the building between 2021 and 2022.