Ortaköy Mosque
Mosques of Turkey - Ortaköy Mosque / İstanbul
Another skillful accomplishment of the architect Sinan, the Rustem Pasa Mosque was built in 1561 on the orders of Rustem Pasa, Grand Vizier and son-in-law of Suleyman the Magnificent. Exquisite lznik tiles panel the small and superbly proportioned interior.
The imperial Fatih Mosque, constructed between 1463 and 1470, bears the name of the Ottoman conqueror of Istanbul, Fatih Sultan Mehmet, and is the site of his mausoleum. Standing atop another of Istanbul’s hills, it vast size and great complex of religious buildings — medreses, hospices, baths, a hospital, a caravanserai and a library — make it well worth a visit.
The great Mosque of Eyup lies outside the city walls near the Golden Horn, at the supposed place where Eyup, the standard bearer of the Prophet Mohammed. died in the Islamic assault on Constantinople in 670. The first mosque built after the Ottomanconquest of the city, this greatly venerated shrine attracts many pilgrims.
