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Abstract enThe Namazgah Mosque (The Cavid Aga Mosque) is located at the corner of Alemdag and İzzettin Bey Streets in Bulgurlu neighbourhood in Üsküdar which is close to the border of Ümraniye. This area is known as Namazgah Site due to an open-air prayer place was existed there in the past. The broken qibla stone of Alemdag/ The Alemdag Street/ The Bostancıbası Namazgah is situated in the small storage which is under the mosque entrance today.This mosque, which is open to worship today, was constructed in 1995. In the early 1900s a small, rectangular planned, tile lined and wooden roof covered mosque was constructed in the existing namazgah area. The balcony part of the wooden minaret of the mosque is a kiosk type. The mosque, which has been ruined over time, was renewed in accordance with its originality in 1960. The wooden roof and minaret of the mosque got burned and the mosque became unusable due to a fire which broke out in 1994. The mosque was demolished completely in 1995 and it was rebuilt according to the original forms of the mosque and minaret. The walls of the mosque, which were constructed as reinforced concrete on the basement, are covered with wood sided and tile lined hipped roof whose outer surface is inclined to four sides. Üsküdarlı Hoca Ali Rıza was an artist who portrayed Bulgurlu village and its surroundings. His paintings are significant in terms of documenting the situation of the first mosque in the early 1900s. In the light of his paintings, which are worth being visual documents, the photographs documenting the view of the mosque after the 1960s and the written documents, the situation of the Namazgah Mosque over the years are evaluated, and information is provided about the present day situation of the mosque, which was rebuilt in 1995

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