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One of
the famous features of Istanbul is its mosques. As the capital of the Ottoman
Empire since 1453 and the largest city in Turkey, Istanbul is home to over 3000
mosques. Some of them are local and very recently built but also there are so
many mosques that have history and importance.
This makes it overwhelming to decide which ones to visit, but
here are some of the most important mosques in Istanbul you should see based on
their architectural character and historical context.
NUSRETİYE MOSQUE Nusretiye Mosque is another
imperial mosque but one that does not bear the name of its benefector. ‘Nusret’
means victory and there are different opinions about what this ‘victory’ refers
to. The strongest one is that it refers to the abolution of the guild of the
Janissari..
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ORTAKOY MOSQUE
As with many Istanbul mosques, this mosque started life under a different
name than the one it’s currently known by. It used to be called the Great
Mecidiye Mosque (pronounced Majidiyah), after its patron Sultan Abdulmecid (pronounced
Abdulmajid), who was the Sultan of that time..
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RUSTEM PASA MOSQUE Although
it is certain that this mosque was constructed in the name of Rüstem Paşa,
grandvizier and the son-in-law of Süleyman The Magnificient, the construction
started after the death of pasha in the year 1561. The characteristics of the
mosque's plan is reinforcement o..
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SEHZADE MOSQUE
In the year 1543, Prince Mehmed, second son of Suleyman the
Magnificent, died. This left his father in a state of deep grief. To
commemorate his son, the sultan ordered chief architect Mimar Sinan to build a
mosque complex named after Mehmed.
In addition to the task of ..
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Şemsi Paşa Camii /
Mosque It is a small complex consisting of a
mosque, madrasa and tomb in the district named after itself on the coast of
Üsküdar and was built by Mimar Sinan in 1580. Former Beylerbeyi of
Damascus Vizier Shamsi Ahmed Pasha commanded to build this mosque. Shamsi..
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SOKULLU MEHMET PASHA MOSQUEThe Sokullu Mehmet Pasha Complex is a work consisting of a mosque, a
madrasa (college of that time), a lodge, a fountain, and a graveyard in
Istanbul Kadırga, built by Mimar Sinan in 1571. It is considered one of Sinan's
most beautiful works. Sokullu Mehmet Pasha served..
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SULEYMANIYE MOSQUE
Suleymaniye Mosque was constructed by Mimar Sinan, the most famous
architect in Turkish history, between the years 1550–1557, ordered by Sultan
Süleyman I (Suleyman The Magnificent). Prior to his career as an architect,
Mimar Sinan served in the army and was in charge of bui..
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Valide-i Atik Camii / MosqueThis complex
was built by Nurbanu Valide Sultan, mother of Murad III in Üsküdar to Sinan the
architect between 1570-1579. According to narration, Nurbanu Valide Sultan
wants to fund a complex to make charity. But it is uncertain where to build
this complex. In her dre..
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Valide-i
Cedid Camii / MosqueThe Valide-i
Cedid mosque was built in Usküdar by Emetullah Rabia Gulnush Sultan, wife of
Sultan Mehmed IV and mother of Sultan Ahmed III in 1708-1711. Its Architect is
Mehmed Agha From Kayseri. It has
a square plan. Its flattened ..
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YILDIZ MOSQUE As many royal mosques, this
mosque is also named after its founder, Abdulhamid II as ‘Hamidiye Mosque’
however in time, that name was overthrown by the name ‘Yıldız’ that means
‘star’. Mosque owes this second name to Yıldız Palace it is a part of and to the
interior’s starry t..
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