Alaca Imaret Mosque

Alaca Imaret Mosque
Αλατζά Ιμαρέτ
The former mosque after restoration
Religion
Affiliation	Islam (former)
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Mosque
Status	Inactive
Location
Location	Thessaloniki, Macedonia
Country	Greece
Location of the mosque in Greece
Interactive map of Alaca Imaret Mosque
Coordinates	40°38′21″N 22°56′59″E
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Islamic Ottoman
Founder	Ishak Pasha
Completed	1484 or 1487
Specifications
Dome	2
Minaret	1 (since destroyed)
Materials	Stone; brick

The Alaca Imaret Mosque (Greek: Αλατζά Ιμαρέτ, from Turkish: Alaca İmaret Camii, lit. 'Colourful Mosque'), also known as the Ishak Pasha Mosque, is a mosque in Thessaloniki, Greece. Completed in the 1480s, during the Ottoman era, the mosque was built under the direction of Ishak Pasha.

Architecture

It was built by order of Ishak Pasha in 1484 or 1487. It consists of a mosque with an imaret (public charity kitchen). The mosque and imaret are not in use anymore.

The mosque has a reverse T plan common to early Ottoman architecture, the prayer hall is covered by two large domes, it has a portico covered by five smaller domes. It had one minaret, that was destroyed after 1912, after Thessaloniki was conquered by the Greek Army and became part of the modern Greek state.

The mosque is under restoration.

See also

• Islam in Greece
• List of former mosques in Greece
• Ottoman Greece

External links

Media related to Alaca Imaret Mosque at Wikimedia Commons

• "Alaca Imaret: The Colorfull Asylum of the 15th century". Visit Central Macedonia. 2025. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
• "The mosque from above" (photo).