Category Historical places

YEREBATAN USKUBI IBRAHIM AGA MOSQUE

The mosque was built for Mehmet Han who was the “head accompanier” (Şatırcıbaşı) of Fatih Sultan Mehmet in the year 1465. It was later renewed for Uskubi (of Skopje) Ibrahim Aga in 1491. For this reason, the mosque is also…

HACI BESİR AGA SOCIAL COMPLEX

The constructer of the social complex was Hacı Besir Aga who was Darussaadeaga taking charge in the eras of Ahmed III and Mahmud I. the complex was constructed in the middle of 18th century (between 1744-1745). It was understood from…

Nalllı Masjid – (VILAYET MOSQUE)

Although the Mosque, which belongs to the period of Fatih Sultan Mehmet, is called the Babrali Masjid or the Imam Ali Masjid in relation to its bani, it is known as the Nalli Masjid among the people due to the…

HOBYAR MOSQUE

It was built for Hoca Hobyar in the year 1473. But since it is ruined in time it was rebuilt in square design by Mimar Vedat Bey when the New Post Office was built. The mosque with a single dome…

KARASEYH MOSQUE

It is not known on whose side the mosque, which was built in the 15th century, was built. However, it is among the rumors that the mosque took its name from Abdullah Efendi, nicknamed Kara Sheikh, who lived in the…

EMIR HAN (BEY HANI)

Emir Han, which is part of the Orhan Gazi Complex, was built by Orhan Gazi in 1340. The building, which is the. first example of the Ottoman bazaar architecture, is also known as the first Bedesten (covered bazaar) of the…

Grand Mosque

The fourth Sultan Yıldırım Bayazid built it. Sultan Şeyhül İslam Molla Fenari read the first sermon at the opening ceremony where Emir Sultan was also present and Hamidüddin from Aksaray called Somuncu Baba and made the first sermon. Shortly after…

MAUSOLEUM OF EMIRSULTAN

As his Majesty Emir Sultan (1368-1429), who was granted the Sufism rank of a “veli”, was a descendant from the Prophet’s blood-line, he was granted the title of an “emir”, or “ameer”, and as he conquered the hearts, he was…

THE TOMB OF MURAT I.

HISTORY The tomb of Murad l. who was martyred after the Victory in Kosovo in 1389, was built by his son Yıldırım BAYAZİD the tomb, which was destroyed in the eartquake in the year 1855, was rebuilt by Sultan Abdülaziz…

NEW BEZZAZ MOSQUE

This mosque was built by a merchant called Bezzazzade Ahmet, and by-named İbn-i Bazergan, during the reign of Mehmed the Conqueror (1451-1481). Although being also known as ”Reyhan mosque” situated in the neighbourhood of the same name, the orginal ”Reyhan”…

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