This is the Mehmet Paşa Camii, built in 1486 by Lala Mehmet Paşa, the former educator of Prince Ahmet, the oldest living son of sultan Beyazıt II It is renowned for its marble mimber (pulpit).

urce: ‘Türkiye Tarihi Yerler Kılavuzu’ – M.Orhan Bayrak, Inkılâp Kitabevi, Istanbul, 1994.

On the picture: A close-up of the pulpit’s decoration combining arabesque like branches with leave motifs.
Turkish art historians are surprised that such a splendid piece of work is to be found in a small mosque (its domed prayer hall measures no more than 8,30 x 8,50 m).

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Source: ‘Vakıf Abideler ve eski Eserler’ - Vakıflar Genel Müdürlüğü, Ankara 1983 .