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The list below contains some of the most important mosques in modern-day Turkey that were commissioned by the members of Ottoman imperial family.Some of these major mosques are also known as a selatin mosque, imperial mosque, [1] or sultanic mosque, meaning a mosque commissioned in the name of the sultan and, in theory, commemorating a military triumph.
The Süleymaniye Mosque (Turkish: Süleymaniye Camii, pronounced [sylejˈmaːnije]) is an Ottoman imperial mosque located on the Third Hill of Istanbul, Turkey. The mosque was commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520–1566) and designed by the imperial architect Mimar Sinan. An inscription specifies the foundation date as 1550 and the ...
Laleli Mosque Dome of Şehzade Mosque Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque) Courtyard Mihrima Mosque Ortaköy Mosque. Eyüp Sultan Mosque, 1458; Mahmut Pasha Mosque, Eminönü, 1463; Fatih Mosque, 1470; Murat Pasha Mosque, Aksaray, 1471; Rum Mehmed Pasha Mosque, 1471; Firuz Ağa Mosque, 1491; Handan Agha Mosque, 15th century; Bayezid II Mosque, 1506
Dolmabahçe Mosque: Istanbul: 1855 Ottoman mosque, commissioned by queen mother Bezmi Alem Valide Sultan Emir Sultan Mosque: Bursa: 1868 Eski Imaret Mosque: Istanbul: Short before 1087 Eyüp Sultan Mosque: Istanbul: 1458 The tomb and mosque of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari: Firuz Agha Mosque: Istanbul: 1491 15th-century Ottoman mosque. Great Mosque of ...
The Blue Mosque, officially the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultan Ahmet Camii), is an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey.It was constructed between 1609 and 1617 during the rule of Ahmed I and remains a functioning mosque today.
The Orhan Gazi Mosque (Turkish: Orhan Gazi Camii) is a historic mosque in Bursa, Turkey. It is named after the Ottoman ruler Orhan, who founded the mosque in 1339–40 as part of a larger charitable complex. It is one of the oldest surviving monuments commissioned by the Ottoman dynasty. [1]
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The Yavuz Selim Mosque, also known as the Selim I Mosque and the Yavuz Sultan Selim Mosque (Turkish: Yavuz Selim Camii) is a 16th-century Ottoman imperial mosque located at the top of the 5th hill of Istanbul, Turkey, in the neighborhood of Çukurbostan, overlooking the Golden Horn. Its size and geographic position make it a familiar landmark ...