Yeni Mosque (New Mosque)

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Fenâri Îsâ Mosque

Fenâri Îsâ Mosque known in Byzantine times as the Lips Monastery is a mosque in Istanbul, made of two former Eastern Orthodox churches.

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The Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Mosque)

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Grand Mecidiye Mosque (Ortaköy Mosque)

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The Ortaköy Mosque, also known as the Grand Mecidiye Mosque, is a prominent 19th-century mosque located at the northern end of the Ortaköy Square in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul. The site originally hosted a mosque constructed in 1721 by Vezir İbrahim Paşa’s son-in-law, Mahmud Ağa, and later renovated around the 1740s by Mahmud Ağa’s…

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Top 10 Imperial Mosques in Istanbul’s Historic District

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The term “Selatin” refers to grand and magnificent mosques commissioned by the sultans during the Ottoman Empire. This designation is typically applied to mosques located in the imperial capitals, symbolizing the power and splendor of the state. The phrase “Selatin Mosques in Fatih” denotes such significant mosques situated in the Fatih district of Istanbul. Fatih…

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Küçük Ayasofya Mosque (Little Hagia Sophia Mosque )

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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.

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Fethiye Mosque (Pammakaristos Church)

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Fethiye Mosque or Theotokos Pamakaristos Monastery is a mosque located in Çarşamba district of Fatih district of Istanbul. In fact, it was built as a church by Mihail Glabas Tarkaniotes, one of the Byzantine notables, in the late 13th century.

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