HISTORY OF ARAB MOSQUE This monument known as Arap Camii was built by the Islam Arab army in 715 AD. The army was led by Commander Mesleme Bin Abdulmelik and consisted of offspring of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad. (S.A.V) The first call for prayer over Byzantine was heard …
KANTARCILAR CAMİ İnşa tarihi kesin olarak bilinmeyen cami, Ebu’l Feth Fatih Sultan Mehmed’in fethe katılan askerlerinden olan Sarı Timurci Muhyiddîn Çelebi tarafından yaptırılmıştır. Banisine nispetle ‘Sarı Timurci Mescidi’ olarak da bilinmektedir. Minberi Şânîzâde Abdurrahman Efendizâde Mehmed Efendi tarafından koydurulmuştur. Caminin duvarları kesme taş ve tuğladan örülmüş, çatısı ise ahşap, kiremit …
SELÇUK SULTAN CAMİİ ‘Selçuk Hatun Cami’, ‘Abbas Ağa Cami’ ve ‘Tahta Minare Cami’ isimleriyle de bilinen cami, Çelebi Mehmed Han’ın kızı Selçuk Hatun tarafından Fatih Sultan Mehmed Han zamanında inşa ettirilmiştir Sonraki yıllarda yangın geçirerek harap olan cami, Valide Sultan’ın başağası Abbas Ağa tarafından yeniden yaptırılarak minberi koydurulmuştur. Millet Caddesi’nin …
YAVUZ SULTAN SELIM MOSQUE The mosque from which the locality derives its name is located in Fatih was built by Suleiman the Magnificent in the name of his son Selim I on the fifth hill of seven hills of Istanbul which overlooks Golden Horn. The construction started in 1522 and …
SEHZADE MOSQUE AND COMPLEX This mosque was dedicated to one of the Princes of Suleyman the Magnificent who died young: Sehzade Mehmed, the son of Suleyman and Hurrem was born in 1521 and died in 1543. Some believe that Sinan, was building it for Suleyman, but, experimenting with the weight …
The construction of the grand Church of Divine Wisdom (Hagia Sophia) was commissioned by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian and begun in 532 over the foundations of an earlier basilica and completed in 548. This cathedral was considered the greatest Christian church until it was taken by the Turks upon the …
One of the most famous monuments of Turkish and Islamic art, Blue Mosque, is the only mosque that was originally built with six minarets. It’s located in one of the oldest settlements of Istanbul and therefore surrounded by many other outstanding historical structures. The mosque can be viewed from many …
The Suleiman Mosque was built on the order of sultan Suleiman I and was constructed by the great architect. It’s the biggest mosque constructed by the famous architect. The construction work began in and the mosque was finished in . Apart from the main mosque with the praying hall (cami) …