Tacettin İbrahim Paşa Cami

Historic mosque

View of the mosque of Ulu Mosque from Tacettin Ibrahim Pasha Mosque.

A must-see mosque

Historical mosque built in 1400s.

Taceddin İbrahim Mosque is located in Gazi Mahbub Neighborhood in Merzifon district of Amasya. The mosque, also known as Gazi Mahbub Mosque, was built in the 15th century. The walls of the mosque are made of hewn stone, and the three consoles on the entrance door on the north facade are thought to carry the porch here. It is a small square shaped mosque. The east and west walls of the place of worship were widened transversely by two large arches. The dome that covers the place of worship is based on stalactite pendants. The mihrab niche has muqarnas and is completely enclosed in a rectangular frame. It is decorated with rumi and palmette motifs. The minaret of the mosque is made of cut stone. The upper part of its minaret collapsed in the earthquake of 1941. The lower floor of the mosque is divided into a barn by using the slope of the land. This shows that it belongs to the inn located next to the mosque. There is also a second building on the ground floor, a four-arch baldachin, a domed fountain and fountains. This fountain was named as pit fountain due to the slope of the land.

It is known as Çukur şadırvan Mosque among the people. Tacettin İbrahim Pasha Mosque, with the name Tabela, is an imposing but small mosque built in the middle of the valley. Its outbuilding is like a shop, etc. and a semi-complex and even more. Despite the poor restoration of the mosque, it still preserves its old character and beauty. The mosque used to have one of the most important water resources of Merzifon. Even if there was no mains water in Merzifon, everyone would go here to have ablution or water. If there were too many people here, people would go to the pit below to get water. The iron workmanship of the fountain is magnificent. There is an interesting inscription in the middle and above the arch of the fountain of the fountain in the south facing the mosque. You can see the inscription in the fountain for the first time only here.

If you happen to be in Merzifona, definitely visit it. Historical buildings are another. Peace and spirituality are filled with people. It has wudu and toilets. There are also places where you can walk around and shop. There are historical bazaars. A very nice place.