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Sokullu Mehmet Pasa Mosque

06 Nov 2019
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he Mosque was designed by Great Ottoman architect Sinan for Esmahan Sultan, daughter of Selim II and wife of Grand Vezir Sokullu Mehmet Pasa after whom the mosque is generally called. The building construction took place from 1571 to 1572. It is one of the most beautiful of...

Sinan Pasha Mosque

06 Nov 2019
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he Sinan Pasha Mosque is a mosque located in a densely populated district of Besiktas. It was built by famous Ottoman architect Sinan by the order of the admiral Sinan Pasa, brother of Rustem Pasa who was Grand vizier of Suleiman the magnificent. Before the mosque construction...

Shakirin Mosque

06 Nov 2019
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Shakirin Mosque was built by the Semiha Shakir Foundation in memory of Ibrahim Shakir and Semiha Shakir and opened on 7 May 2009. The construction of the mosque took 4 years. It is the most modern mosque in Turkey.   The mosque’s architect was Husrev Tayla, known...

Sehzade Mosque

06 Nov 2019
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ccording to autobiography of the architect Sinan, starting date of construction of the Sehzade Complex was in1543 by Suleiman the magnifient. Prince Mehmed was the favorite son of the Suleiman the Magnificient whom he liked the most and ideally thought to enthrone him. After the...

Rustem Pasha Mosque

06 Nov 2019
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he Rustem Pasa Mosque was built by famous Grand Vizier and son in law of Suleyman the Magnificent Rustem Pasha, the husband of Mihrimah Sultan. The mosque was designed by Sinan and is among the best small mosque of the city. The style used at that mosque is very different from...

Rumeli Fortress & Bosphorus

06 Nov 2019
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efore Istanbul was conquered by Mehmet II many times it was besieged but each time the strong Roman city walls, not allowed to be conquered. Before siege of Istanbul, Mehmet II constructed Rumeli Fortress just opposite an earlier castle which was construted by Beyazit I in 1390,...

Taksim Republic Monument

06 Nov 2019
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he Monument in the square called Republic Monument (Cumhuriyet Aniti in Turkish). It is erected to commemorate the foundation of the Turkish Rupublic in 1923. It was designed by Italian sculptor Pietro Canonica in 1928. The 11 m high monument portrays the founders of the Turkish...

Princes Islands

06 Nov 2019
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he group of nine islands in the Sea of Marmara is known as the “Princes’ Islands” and is only an hour and half away from the city. In Byzantine times a number of monasteries were built here and the islands served both as summer resorts and a place for exiles....

Pierre Loti Cafe

06 Nov 2019
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ierre Loti was born in south-western part of France 1850 and is a novelist and naval officer. After he participated french navy his career as a naval officer took him to many countries on the Middle east and Far East including Istanbul, Turkey. He died in 1923 and with a state...

Pantokrator Church, Istanbul

06 Nov 2019
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antocrator is a Greek word and one of many names applied to God. It means Almighty, All-powerful, Ruler of All, Sustainer of the World. Christians ascribed this title to Jesus.   The Pantocrator Church was a former monastery church and one of the most important historic...
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