| (Yeni) New Mosque |
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The New Mosque (1597 - 1663) is located in Eminönü and together with the Galata Bridge the New Mosque is one of the best- known sights of Istanbul. An elegant fountain for ablutions stands in large courtyard and the Sultan's kiosk is decorated with marvelous Iznik tiles.
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| Chora Mosque |
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This museum, which is considered by some to be the most interesting Byzantine Church in Istanbul due to its magnificent mosaics and frecoes, was originally built in the late 11th century
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| Dolmabahce Mosque |
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Dolmabahce Mosque is located in the south of Dolmabahce Palace, on the coast. It was originally commissioned by the mother of Sultan Abdulmecid, Bezm-i Alem Valide Sultan, but on her death it was continued by Sultan Abdulmecid.
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| Eyup Sultan Mosque |
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Eyüp Sultan Mosque is located in Istanbul in the north end of Haliç (the Golden Horn) in Eyüp region. It is built where Hz Eyyubu El-Ensari (An important ...
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| Fatih Mosque |
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This was the first great Turkish complex to be built on an urban scale in the city after the conquest. The patron was Mehmet (Fatih) (1451-1481) himself. The architect is known as Atik Sinan...
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| Fethiye Mosque / Pammakaristos Church |
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Fethiye Mosque, originally the Pammakaristos Church is located in Carsamba neighbourhood within the district of Fatih.
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| Hagia Sophia |
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Hagia Sophia: The most renowned Byzantine cathedral and the bestknown Christian church in Istanbul. The first church was built between 325-360 AD. Construction was begun during the reign of Constantine and completed by his son Constantius (337-361 AD.)
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| Nuruosmaniye Mosque |
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The mosque was constructed in Istanbul in Nuruosmaniye region, it was began in 1748 during reign of Mahmoud I, and, ended in the reign of Osman...
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| Ortakoy Mosque |
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Ortaköy Mosque is situated at waterside of the Ortaköy Pier square, one of the most popular locations on the Bosphorus. Ordered by Sultan Abdülmecit and completed in 1854, its architects were Armenian father and son Garabet Amira Balyan and Nigogayos Balyan, who designed it in Neo-Baroque style. The wide, high windows let the ever-changing light reflections of the Bosphorus shine in the mosque.
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| Selimiye Mosque |
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Located in the neightbourhood of Fatih. This was one of the least accessible areas of the city with the Kirk Merdiven cliffs on one side and a deep cistern on the other.
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| Suleymaniye Mosque |
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The Süleymaniye Mosque was built on the order of sultan Suleiman I (Suleiman the Magnificent) and was constructed by the great Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan. The construction work began in 1550 and the mosque was finished in 1557.It is considered to be a kind of architectural answer to the Byzantine Hagia Sophia, commissioned by the Emperor Justinian.
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| Sultan Ahmed Mosque (The Blue Mosque) and Complex |
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The Blue Mosque is probably Istanbul's most famous landmark and it is the only mosque in Turkey with six minarets. It is located just heart of the old Istanbul 'Sultanahmet Square' (Sultanahmet Meydani) and facing to the Hagia Sophia Museum (Ayasofya Müzesi). Blue Mosque was built by Sultan Ahmet, The 1st, during 1609-1616 in the square carrying his name in Istanbul.
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| Zeyrek Mosque |
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In Fatih district at Zeyrek on Ibadethane Street overlooking to the Golden Horn. This building used as a mosque today, was originally the Church of Pantokrator Monastery built by Eirene.
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