Suratlı Mehmet Paşa Mosque

Suratlı Mehmet Paşa Mosque

It is located in İzmir, Tire district, Paşa District, Suratlı Street. The mosque, which is one of the complex units of Suratlı Mehmet Pasha, nicknamed from the Aydınoğulları family (Beyzade), is located in the district named after him.

Suretli Mehmet Pasha is the son of Hundi Pasha Hatun, daughter of Gazi Umur Bey. His father is Emir Ali. The quarter is included in the Aydınoğulları Principality 'Bademye' administrative structure. The mosque, which is one of the 14th century structures, has foundations such as waterways as well as a madrasa and bath. The bath and madrasah could not be preserved from the other parts of the complex. The dome sits on an octagonal base. The transition to the dome was made by trumpets. The minaret of the mosque, whose column capitals are reused, is located in the east.According to Evliya Çelebi, the mosque had a lead dome in 1671. He also mentions the Bath in the northwest of the mosque. The bath was destroyed, only its walls remain. There is nothing left from the madrasa. Although the fountain in the northwest of the mosque has lost its characteristics with various repairs, it continues to function.