Top Mosques of Istanbul

Istanbul is famous for its Mosques, Ottoman and Byzantine architecture. Since 1453, the capital of the Ottoman Empire and Turkey's largest city Istanbul is home to more than 3,000 mosques.

The most popular of these mosques are; The Blue Mosque, Suleymaniye Mosque, Eyup Mosque, Fatih Mosque, Ortakoy Mosque, Rustem Pasha Mosque, Beyazit Mosque, Sehzade Mosque, Sokullu Mehmet Pasha Mosque, Kalenderhane Mosque

The Blue Mosque

The Blue Mosque (Called Sultanahmet Camii in Turkish) is an historical mosque in Istanbul. The mosque is known as the Blue Mosque because of blue tiles surrounding the walls of interior design.Mosque was built between 1609 and 1616 years, during the rule of Ahmed I. just like many other mosques, it also comprises a tomb of the founder...

Suleymaniye Mosque

The Suleymaniye Mosque is the largest masjid in Istanbul and regarded as its most important. It was built on the order of Sulayman the Magnificent by the great architect Sinan, both are buried within the complex. Construction work began in 1550 CE and was finished in 1558 CE.

Eyup Sultan Mosque

The Eyüp Sultan Camii (Eyüp Sultan Mosque) is one of the most holy and important mosques in all of Turkey. It is so revered because it located on the site of the tomb of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (Eyüp Ensari in Turkish)...

Fatih Mosque

Located in the middle of the historical peninsula of Istanbul in Fatih neighbourhood, the Fatih Mosque (Fatih Camii) is the mosque of Fatih Mosque Complex (Fatih Külliyesi) commissioned in 1463, ten years after the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottomans in 1453.

Ortakoy Mosque

Located just before the Bosphorus Bridge, the Ortaköy Camii, Turkey (Ortaköy Mosque Turkey) has to have one of the most picturesque settings of all of the Istanbul mosques. Indeed, Ortaköy Mosque photos, with the bridge the background are often used to demonstrate that particular Istanbul juxtaposition of traditional and modern.

Rustem Pasha Mosque

The historical mosque was located on an uphill road that the Uzun Çarşı connected to the seaside in the Eminonu district. Presently, the location of the mosque is in the middle of a congested area. It was built on the former site of Hacı Halil Mescid with a size of 40 meters by 40 meters square.

Beyazit Mosque

Beyazit Mosque was built in 1505 during the era of Sultan Beyazit II and it has a typical Ottoman architecture. The area was a complex that include a mosque, a madrasah (religious school), a Turkish bath, a caravanserai, a hostel and a primary school.

Sehzade Mosque

Located in the city of seven hills, across the road from the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, only a couple minutes walk from Beyazıt Square and the Grand Bazaar, the Sehzade Mosque tells a story of the greatest sultan, the greatest architect and an unfortunate prince (şehzade).

Sokullu Mehmet Pasha Mosque

The Sokullu Mehmet Pasa Mosque is one of the best ones that is very well settled and located in Kucuk Ayasofya, Historical Peninsula, Istanbul. Sokullu Mehmet Pasa Mosque was built by Mimar Sinan. It is one of the most popular mosques in Istanbul.

Kalenderhane Mosque

Kalenderhane Mosque (Kalenderhane Camii) is one of the Byzantine churches that was converted into a mosque after the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottomans in 1453, such as Hagia Sophia, Zeyrek Mosque (Pantokrator Monastery) or Fethiye Mosque (Pammakaristos Church).