📍 FatihBlue Mosque
With six minarets and İznik tiles, the Blue Mosque is a magnificent Ottoman mosque that shapes the skyline of the Historic Peninsula.
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Istanbul Travel Guide
Historic Mosques in Istanbul
Explore Istanbul's most significant mosques, from landmark buildings to quieter neighbourhood places of worship.
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📍 FatihSüleymaniye Mosque
A masterpiece of Mimar Sinan, Süleymaniye Mosque is one of Istanbul’s landmarks, with views over the Golden Horn and a monumental complex.
📍 BeşiktaşOrtaköy Mosque
With elegant waterfront architecture and views of the bridge, Ortaköy Mosque is one of Istanbul’s most recognisable landmarks.
📍 EyüpsultanEyüp Sultan Mosque and Complex
One of Istanbul’s most important religious centres, Eyüp Sultan Mosque and Complex stands out for its historic atmosphere and place in Eyüpsultan’s spiritual identity.
📍 FatihFatih Mosque and Complex
Built for Mehmed the Conqueror, this mosque and complex were foundational centres of post-conquest Istanbul’s urban order and educational life.
📍 FatihRüstem Pasha Mosque
Famous for its rich and elegant use of İznik tiles, Rüstem Pasha Mosque is a small Ottoman masterpiece hidden in Tahtakale.
📍 FatihNew Mosque
One of the defining landmarks of Eminönü Square and the Golden Horn waterfront, the New Mosque completes the historic character of the area.
📍 FatihNuruosmaniye Mosque
At the entrance to the Grand Bazaar, Nuruosmaniye Mosque is an important example of Ottoman Baroque architecture, with an animated façade composition and bright interior.
📍 FatihŞehzade Mosque
Known as Mimar Sinan’s apprenticeship work, Şehzade Mosque is an important building of classical Ottoman architecture, with a balanced dome arrangement and elegant courtyard.
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📍 FatihBlue Mosque
With six minarets and İznik tiles, the Blue Mosque is a magnificent Ottoman mosque that shapes the skyline of the Historic Peninsula.
📍 FatihSüleymaniye Mosque
A masterpiece of Mimar Sinan, Süleymaniye Mosque is one of Istanbul’s landmarks, with views over the Golden Horn and a monumental complex.
📍 BeşiktaşOrtaköy Mosque
With elegant waterfront architecture and views of the bridge, Ortaköy Mosque is one of Istanbul’s most recognisable landmarks.
📍 EyüpsultanEyüp Sultan Mosque and Complex
One of Istanbul’s most important religious centres, Eyüp Sultan Mosque and Complex stands out for its historic atmosphere and place in Eyüpsultan’s spiritual identity.
📍 FatihFatih Mosque and Complex
Built for Mehmed the Conqueror, this mosque and complex were foundational centres of post-conquest Istanbul’s urban order and educational life.
📍 FatihRüstem Pasha Mosque
Famous for its rich and elegant use of İznik tiles, Rüstem Pasha Mosque is a small Ottoman masterpiece hidden in Tahtakale.
📍 FatihNew Mosque
One of the defining landmarks of Eminönü Square and the Golden Horn waterfront, the New Mosque completes the historic character of the area.
📍 FatihNuruosmaniye Mosque
At the entrance to the Grand Bazaar, Nuruosmaniye Mosque is an important example of Ottoman Baroque architecture, with an animated façade composition and bright interior.
📍 FatihŞehzade Mosque
Known as Mimar Sinan’s apprenticeship work, Şehzade Mosque is an important building of classical Ottoman architecture, with a balanced dome arrangement and elegant courtyard.
📍 ÜsküdarGreat Çamlıca Mosque
On Çamlıca Hill, this mosque stands out for its broad prayer space, museum and arts units, and panoramic views across both sides of the city.
📍 ÜsküdarMihrimah Sultan Mosque, Üsküdar
Near Üsküdar Pier, Mihrimah Sultan Mosque is one of the Asian side’s important historic buildings, with its central location and elegant complex layout.
📍 FatihMihrimah Sultan Mosque, Edirnekapı
On Edirnekapı’s high point, this mosque stands out for a bright interior lit by many windows and its Mimar Sinan design.
📍 FatihBeyazıt Mosque
Giving character to Beyazıt Square, this mosque is one of the main surviving examples of early classical Ottoman architecture in Istanbul.
📍 BeyoğluKılıç Ali Pasha Mosque
Built in Tophane for Grand Admiral Kılıç Ali Pasha, this is one of Mimar Sinan’s important works, with a central dome and complex buildings.
📍 BeşiktaşDolmabahçe Mosque
Near Dolmabahçe Palace, this mosque is an elegant example of 19th-century Ottoman architecture, with an ornate façade and a setting open to the sea.
📍 BeyoğluNusretiye Mosque
Built in the reign of Mahmud II, Nusretiye Mosque stands out for its slender minarets, ornate façade and Tophane waterfront location.
📍 FatihYavuz Sultan Selim Mosque
On Istanbul’s fifth hill, Yavuz Sultan Selim Mosque is a historic stop overlooking the Golden Horn, with a simple yet powerful architectural character.
📍 FatihLittle Hagia Sophia Mosque
Formerly the Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus, this building brings together early Byzantine architecture and its Ottoman-period transformation.
📍 ÜsküdarŞemsi Pasha Mosque
Also known as the Sparrow Mosque, this small waterfront building is famous for its close relationship with the sea and graceful Mimar Sinan design.
📍 FatihPertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque
In Aksaray Square, this mosque is a notable 19th-century work for rich stone ornamentation and a façade combining different architectural styles.
📍 FatihLaleli Mosque
Built in the reign of Mustafa III, Laleli Mosque is the district’s main historic building, with an elevated substructure, dynamic massing and Baroque influences.
📍 ÜsküdarNew Valide Mosque
In central Üsküdar, Yeni Valide Mosque is a comprehensive Ottoman complex, integrated with its courtyard, fountain, tomb and bazaar.
📍 ÜsküdarAtik Valide Mosque
Designed by Mimar Sinan for Nurbanu Sultan, Atik Valide Complex is one of Üsküdar’s most extensive historic building groups.
📍 ÜsküdarGreat Selimiye Mosque
An important building from the reign of Selim III, Büyük Selimiye Mosque stands out in Üsküdar for its broad courtyard and monumental appearance.
