The Bodrumi Mosque was built by Şeyhülislam Ömer Lütfü Efendi of Bodrum in 1891 on the eastern slope of Küçük Çamlıca and has given its name to the street on which it is located. There is a poetic script of siz lines prepared by Poem Refet on the marble on the wall overlooking the street.
It is the first palace built in Üsküdar and belongs to the era of Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror, and it is on the fiemsi Pasha coastal road and across K›zkulesi. This palace was restorated by the Architect Sinan later, and was built on the wide area of the current Ayazma mosque. Today, only an unimportant…
Zoodokhos Peges, also known as the Ayazma of Virgin Mary, is a holy spring and church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The name Zoodokhos Peges means “life-giving source”. The history of the ayazma and the church dates back to a prophecy based on a blind and old man whom the future Byzantine Emperor, Leo I,…
It was founded on the hill bearing its name in Üsküdar. It was named as ‘’Atik valide Mosque’’ since it was the first valide mosque that was built, and it is a group of buildings consisting of schools and lodges. This magnificient mosque was built in 1583 by Architect Sinan, and upon the request of…
This mansion was found on the garden of 345.000 square meters between Kofluyolu and Altunizade. It was built for Sultan Abdülaziz’s younger sister Adile Sultan (1853). There is a possibility that its architect is Balyan kalfa. It is three stories including the basement. The bearing structures were made with stone, and other sections were built…
It is a little bit further than Rum Mehmet Paha Mosque and gives its name to the quarter. Kaptan Pasha Mosque was built in 1499. It was enlarged in 1630. Since it collapsed during the big earthquake in 1988, it was rebuilt. It was built of cut stone. The ascent to the minaret on the…
It was founded on a beautiful outskirt of ‹stanbul overlooking the Golden Horn, the Bosphorus, Beyo¤lu and Marmara. It was built of stone and its minaret is on the right. The gate was made of kefeki stone. The construction date was shown on the panel on it as 1471-1472. It is important because it is…
