Dolmabahçe (Bezmiâlem Valide Sultan) Mosque

The construction of the Dolmabahçe Mosque began by the order of Bezmiâlem Valide Sultan. Following her passing in 1853, the project was completed by her son, Sultan Abdülmecid. Designed by the renowned architect Garabet Balyan, the structure’s original name is the Bezmiâlem Valide Sultan Mosque. It was officially opened for worship with a Friday ceremony … Read more

Sağrıcı Sungur Masjid

According to Sharia court records, it is understood that this historic masjid was built in 1549 by Fatma Sultan, the sister of the 4th Ottoman Sultan, Yıldırım Bayezid Han. Records also indicate that its maintenance and repairs were overseen for many years by the Sheikh ul-Islam, Esiri Mehmed Efendi. History The structure was damaged during … Read more

THE TOMB OF SULTAN ABDÜLHAMID I

Sultan Abdülhamid I, an Ottoman emperor, was the son of Sultan Ahmed III and Rabia Şermi Sultan. He ascended to the throne on January 21, 1774, at the age of forty-nine. Sultan Abdülhamid I commissioned the Hamidiye Complex, which is the last “Selatin” (Imperial) complex built by the Ottoman Empire in Istanbul. His tomb, a … Read more

UMURBEY PUBLIC BATH

The waqf epitaph board mounted on the wall of Umurbey” Mosque reveals that this hamam, or public bath, was donated by Umur Bey to his mosque, prior to 1440. Umur Bey was the son of Kara Timurtash Pasha, one of the brothers in arms of Osman Gazi. During the reign of Murad II, Umur Bey, … Read more

UMURBEY MOSQUE

This mosque was built by Umur Bey in 1449 or 1451 during the reign of Murad II. Umur Bey, both a soldier and a scholar, was granted with the rank of a vizier during the reign of Murad Il.There is a marble epitaph board at either side of the mosque’s entrance door, written in Turkish. … Read more