Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği
Divriği, Sivas, Türkiye Islam
A uniquely decorated thirteenth-century mosque and hospital complex in eastern central Anatolia.
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Bursa Grand Mosque
Nalbantoğlu, Bursa, Osmangazi, Türkiye Islam
A foundational monument of early Ottoman mosque architecture in the former Ottoman capital of Bursa.
Diyarbakır Grand Mosque
Cami Kebir, Diyarbakır, Sur, Türkiye Islam
A major historic mosque in Diyarbakır, formed from an earlier church site and repeatedly rebuilt by later dynasties.
Mevlana Museum and Tomb
Aziziye, Konya, Karatay, Türkiye Islam
The Konya mausoleum and historic Mevlevi lodge centered on the tomb of Jalal al-Din Rumi.
Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Sultanahmet, İstanbul, Fatih, Türkiye Islam
The celebrated Blue Mosque, an early seventeenth-century Ottoman imperial mosque facing Hagia Sophia.
Süleymaniye Mosque
Süleymaniye, İstanbul, Fatih, Türkiye Islam
Mimar Sinan’s monumental mosque complex for Sultan Süleyman I, a defining work of classical Ottoman architecture.
Eyüp Sultan Mosque and Tomb
Eyüp Merkez, İstanbul, Eyüpsultan, Türkiye Islam
A major Istanbul pilgrimage mosque centered on the tomb traditionally identified with Abu Ayyub al-Ansari.
Selimiye Mosque
Edirne, Merkez, Türkiye Islam
The Edirne masterpiece that Mimar Sinan regarded as his most important work.
Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
Sultanahmet, İstanbul, Fatih, Türkiye Islam
A sixth-century Byzantine imperial church later converted into an Ottoman mosque, museum, and again an active mosque in 2020.