Turkey Tourism Guide - Mosques, Historical Places, Towers, Castles

Mosques of Turkey - Konya Selimiye mosque / Konya
One of those “must see” cities. Famous for the burial site (and thus place of pilgrimage) of Mevlana, but otherwise also a rich city, full of great mosques, many of them from the Selcuk period. Some wonderful museums, nice people. Very religious, but it never bothered me.

Mosques of Turkey - Yeni (New) Mosque / İstanbul
Built between 1597 and 1663, the Yeni (New) Mosque looms over the harbor at Eminonu, greeting the incoming ferryboats and welcoming tourists to the old city. Today its graceful domes and arches shelter hundreds of pigeons who make this area their home. Marvelous Iznik tiles decorate what […]

Mosques of Turkey - Süleymaniye Mosque / İstanbul
The Suleiman Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii) is a grand mosque in Istanbul. It was built on the order of sultan Suleiman I and was constructed by the great Ottoman architect Sinan. The construction work began in 1550 and the mosque was finished in 1557.
It is considered to be a […]

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 […]

Mosques of Turkey - Nuruosmaniye Mosque / İstanbul
During the reign of Ahmed III in early 1700′’s, a thirty year period, known as the Tulip Period, from 1700 to 1730, all eyes were turned to the West. Ottoman architecture began to be influenced by the Baroque and Rococo styles that were popular in Europe and instead […]

Mosques of Turkey - Little Ayasofya Mosque / İstanbul
Started in A.D. 527 by Justinian in the first year of his reign, the Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus was an important stage in the process of Byzantine building, particularly in the support of the dome atop an octagonal base. The church is now a mosque. […]

Mosques of Turkey - Fatih Mosque / İstanbul
The Fatih Mosque has a lovely interior like many Turkish mosques, but the primary importance of this mosque is its illustrious permanent resident, Fatih Mehmet the Conqueror.
The current mosque and surrounding complex were constructed in 1771 over the rubble of the original that collapsed in the earthquake of […]

Mosques of Turkey - Eyup Sultan Mosque / İstanbul
The Eyüp Sultan Mosque is the holiest site in Istanbul as well as one of the most sacred places in the Islamic world.
The mosque was erected by Mehmet the Conqueror over the tomb of Halid bin Zeyd Ebu Eyyûb (known as Eyüp Sultan), the standard bearer for […]

Mosques of Turkey - Blue Mosque / İstanbul
One of the most famous monuments of Turkish and Islamic art, the mosque is visited by all who come to Istanbul and gains their admiration.
This imperial mosque is an example of classical Turkish architecture, and it is the only mosque that was originally built with six minarets.
It is […]

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