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Hagia Sophia Trabzon

Hagia Sophia Trabzon is a formerly Greek Orthodox church that was converted into a mosque in 1584. It is located in Trabzon, northeastern Turkey. It was converted into a museum in 1964 and back into a mosque in 2013. The building dates back to the thirteenth century, when Trabzon was the capital of the Empire of Trebizond. It is located near the seashore […]

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Sircali Madrasa

Sircali Madrasa is a 13th-century medrese (Islamic school) in Konya, Turkey. Built in 1242 during the reign of the Seljuk sultan Kaykaus II, by order of Emir Bedrettin Muslih for the study of Fiqh (Islamic doctrines). The interior is decorated with colourful tiles, hence the name of the structure. The building has a highly ornamented stone façade which includes relief work of various geometric patterning. Above […]

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Ince Minaret Madrasa

Ince Minaret Madrasa is a 13th-century madrasa (Islamic school) located in Konya, Turkey, now housing the Museum of Stone and Wood Art noted for its ornate entrance, domed courtyard, ornamentally bricked minaret, partially destroyed in 1901, and exemplar Anatolian Seljuk architecture. Ince Minaret Madrasa was commissioned in 1265 by the Seljuk vizier Ṣāḥib ‘Aṭā Fakhr al-Dīn ‘Alī, who was one of […]

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Balikligol – Pools of Abraham

Balikligol – Pools of Abraham, Halil-Ür Rahman Lake, is a pool in the southwest of the city center of Sanliurfa, Turkey known in Jewish and Islamic legends as the place where Nimrod threw Abraham into a fire. Balikligol – Pools of Abraham and neighbouring Aynzeliha pools are among the most visited places in Sanliurfa. Balikligol – Pools of […]

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Isabey Mosque

Isabey Mosque located on the slope containing Ayasoluk Castle and the Church of St. John. This is the oldest active mosque in Turkey and it is considered one of the most beautiful examples of Anatolian mosque architecture. It was built in 1375 by the order of Isabey of the Aydinogulları Emirate. The construction used stone […]

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Broken Minaret & Korkut Mosque

Broken Minaret & Korkut Mosque, now known as the Broken Minaret (tr. Kesik Minare) hides more secrets that one might have expected. This characteristic structure of an actually broken minaret belongs to the ruined Korkut Mosque (tr. Korkut Camii). The history of this building is an excellent illustration that offers a better understanding of the turbulent [...]
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Bursa Great Mosque

Bursa Great Mosque (or Great Mosque) is a prominent landmark in Bursa’s downtown. With its two towering minarets and 20 domes, the building is one of the most impressive and important in Bursa. Bursa Great Mosque is considered the fifth most important mosque in Islam, after those in Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem, and Damascus. It is [...]
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Chora Church

Chora Church or Kariye Mosque (Kariye Camii) is a medieval Greek Orthodox church building, mostly used as a mosque  since the 1500s, in the Edirnekapı neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey. It is mainly famous for its outstanding Late Byzantine mosaics and frescos. The building is an example of Byzantine architecture. In the 16th century, during the Ottoman era, it was converted into a mosque; it became a museum in 1945, and was turned [...]
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Suleymaniye Mosque

Suleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii) is an Ottoman imperial mosque located on the Third Hill of Istanbul, Turkey. The mosque was commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent and designed by the imperial architect Mimar Sinan. An inscription specifies the foundation date as 1550 and the inauguration date as 1557. Behind the qibla wall of the mosque is an enclosure containing the separate octagonal mausoleums of Suleiman the Magnificent [...]
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Camlica Mosque

Camlica Mosque, Currently the largest mosque in Turkey, the Grand Camlica Mosque (Turkish: Büyük Çamlıca Camii) is a complex for Islamic worship which was completed and opened on 7 March 2019. The mosque stands astride Çamlıca Hill in the Üsküdar district of Istanbul and is visible from much of the centre of the city. The complex incorporates an art gallery, library, and conference hall. It can hold up to 63,000 [...]
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