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Teşvikiye Mosque
Teşvikiye Mosque is a mosque built by Abdülmecid in 1854 in the Teşvikiye district of Istanbul. III in 1794-1795. It was built on the site of the mosque built by Selim. The district, which was a deserted and forested land until the end of the 18th century, is known today as “Teşvikiye”.
Küçük Ayasofya Mosque (Little Hagia Sophia Mosque )
Originally built around 530 AD by Emperor Justinian, who also commissioned the Hagia Sophia. It was known as the Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus.
Eyüpsultan Mosque
Eyüp Sultan Complex in Istanbul, built around the tomb of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (Ebû Eyyûb el-Ensârî), is a historically significant ensemble commissioned by Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror shortly after the conquest of Istanbul. It includes the Eyüp Sultan Mosque, a medrese (religious school), an aşhane-imaret (public kitchen and hostel), a bathhouse, and a tomb. The…
Çinili Mosque (literally the Tiled Mosque)
The Çinili Mosque, also known as Orta Valide Mosque or Mahpeyker Kösem Valide Sultan Mosque, is a historic mosque from the Ottoman period, located in the Murat Reis neighborhood of Üsküdar district in Istanbul. The mosque was commissioned by Mahpeyker Kösem Valide Sultan, the wife of Sultan Ahmet I. Construction began in 1638 and was…