Takkeci İbrahim Ağa Camii
This mosque, located near the former Thrace Bus Station in the Topkapı area of Zeytinburnu district was caused to be built in 1591 by Arakıyeci Ibrahim Ağa in a Turkish-Islamic architectural style.
Arakıyeci: person who manufactures skullcaps from felt.
He is buried in the sebil (kiosk built for the dispensing of free drinking water to people) next to Ibrahim Efendi Mosque.
The Takkeci Ibrahim Ağa Mosque that was built during the reign of Sultan Selim III. is still open for prayers. Nevertheless by the opening of Topkapı are and its vicinity to industrialisation it could not survive its basic identity and is waiting to be restored.
It was repaired twice in the past. The first was done in 1830 and the latter was done in 1985 by Vakıflar İdaresi (Charity Foundation Administration).
