[2] The current mosque was commissioned by the Ottoman sultan Abdülmecid I and built or completed around 1854 or 1856 (the exact dates of construction vary between scholarly sources).

After the 1894 quake, the mosque was repaired by the Ministry of Foundations in 1909, and the original fluted minarets were replaced with more austere masonry work.

[10][11]A three-year restoration project by the General Directorate of Foundations was completed in 2014, at a cost of almost 7 million liras.

The facades with engaged columns are decorated by carved stone reliefs, giving the mosque a "dynamic appearance".

In terms of the interior space, it is modest in scale but the inside is spacious and has wide, tall windows which refract its reflection in water as well as allowing in daylight.

[17][19] The inside of the dome is adorned with Trompe-l'œil frescoes, which were a feature first introduced to Ottoman architecture during the reign of Abdülmecid I.