The Mosque is surrounded by a broad courtyard on 3 sides, entered on each side by 8 portals. The inner courtyard is paved marble. Rivaks, supported on columns made of marble, granite and porphyry surround the courtyard. In the center of the courtyard is a fountain for ablution, surrounded by six marble columns. This is the only Mosque in Istanbul which has six minarets. Each of these minarets supports two to three balconies each.