Küçük Ağa Külliyesi / Şamlar-ayas Ağa Külliyesi

It is a külliye consisting of a mosque, madrasa, sıbyan mektebi and hazire, commissioned in 1495 by Ayas Ağa, Kapı Ağası of Bayezid II. Because it is located in Şamlar Mahallesi, the mosque is also called Şamlar Cami. Again, because of its patron, it is also known as Ayas Ağa Cami. The square-planned, single-domed mosque has walls built of rubble stone. On its north side there is a three-part last congregation area. The middle section, which is narrower than the sides and covered with a mirror vault, is the entrance part of the mosque. The interior is illuminated by pointed-arched windows arranged in two rows on the walls. The mosque’s minaret, set on a hexagonal base, has brick masonry and a stone balcony. The base is known to be original, but the shaft and balcony were built later.

The madrasa consists of rooms surrounding the courtyard to the north of the mosque on three sides. It is one of the classical Ottoman külliyes with a U plan. On the sides there are porticoes covered with thirteen domes carried by twelve cylindrical columns with plain capitals, and behind them student rooms are lined up. The columns are connected to each other by round brick arches. Each room has a fireplace and a cupboard. The madrasa does not have a classroom. At the eastern end of the structure, the somewhat wider-built section at the end of the student rooms is the sıbyan mektebi, which is used today as a library. In its hazire in the mosque garden, there are eight graves made with simple workmanship, most of which have been damaged over time. Some of the graves, which have no inscriptions, are decorated with geometric patterns and flower and sword figures.

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