It is built after Arakiyeci Mehmet Ağa and is at the corner of Divitçiler Avenue and Körbakkal street.
It was built on the hill overlooking Kızkulesi, by Mustafa III after his mother Mihriflah Emine Hatun and his brother fiehzade Süleyman between 1754-60 and consists of children’s school, Turkish bath, fountain and clock room. There is a beautiful fountain on the left side of the courtyard. There is a script consisting of five lines…
It is directly opposite the Karacaahmet tomb and lodge. According to the inscription, this mosque was built in wood by Haci Hafiz Ahmet Aga from Rhodes, one of Sultan Abdülmecit’s rikabdar (elaborate aghas). His son Fethi Ahmet Pasha had it rebuilt in stone. It is also incorrectly called Karacaahmet mosque. The water facility at the…
Beylerbeyi Palace was conceived as a country residence for the Ottoman sultans and a state guesthouse to host foreign heads of state or monarchs, and was built upon the request of Sultan Abdülaziz (1861-1876), the sultan of the period. The construction of the palace started on 6 August 1863 and it was officially opened for…
The mosque is of stone and its upper parts are wooden, and was built by Abdülhamit II, for his son Burhaneddin in 1902, in the immigrant quarters of that era, which is Burhaniye Quarters today. There is a historical wake-up clock in the mosque.There is also a scripture by writer Hüseyin dated 1318.
The mosque in Nuh Kuyusu was named after its beautiful tiles. Since it is between the old and new Valide mosques, it is is called the Orta Valide Mosque. It is within a group of buildings and built by Kösem Mahpeyker Valide Sultan in 1640-41.
The mosque with its group of buildings such as as lodges, dervish cells, kitchen for the poor,and schools was built in 1598. It was rebuilt in 1856 by Abdülmecit. There is a golden imperial signature of Sultan Abdülmecit with ornaments in the shape of flowers on the plate over the gate. There are three fountains…
