Davutpasha Mosque

It was built by one of the viziers of Bayezid II, Davut Pasha in 1505, and had to be rebuilt in 1868 after it was demolished in a fire. It is a little bit further away from Architect Sinan Market. It lost part of its courtyard because of road construction. It is understood from the plate on its door that it replaced an old and demolished mosque, and that it was renovated in 1869 by Hüseyin A¤a of Sultan Mahmut II. It is also understood from the plate on the south gate of the mosque that the mosque was called Ayasofya of the Üsküdar Market.

Üsküdar

Maiden Tower

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The tower has ben the symbol of Üsküdar, and it is the only monument which stayed from the Byzantinian Era. It has a history dating bacl to 2475 BC, and it eas founded on the tiny island where Black Sea and Marmara Sea meets. Some histprians call it the Leander tower. There are a lot…

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cevri usta mosque

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This mosque is on the left on Nuhkuyusu Avenue towards Baglarbasi from Duvardibi. It is currently within the complex of Zeynep Kamil Hospital. The wife of the final caliph Abdülmecit, Mihrimah han›m is here.

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Ahçıbaşı Temple

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This temple is around Karacaahmet, at kapı agasi location and on İnadiye Mosque street. Its walls are made of large cut stones, the upper parts are wooden. It was built by Mehmet A¤a who was the chief cook of Sultan Mehmet IV.

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Burhaniye Mosque

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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.

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Mihrimah Sultan Mosque

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It was built by the daughter of Suleiman the Magnificient, Mihrimah Sultan in 1547, across the port. It is a group of buildings with its annexes, and is important with its cubic simplicity and harmony. It was built on the outskirt of Sultantepe in Üsküdar, is across the Sultan ahmet fountain and in the port…

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Altunizade Mosque

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It was built in 1864-65 by Müflir Altunizade ‹smail Zühdi Pasha who was a deputy in Ayan Meclisi. It is on the road to Küçük Çamlıca in Bağlarbaşı, made of stone and with single dome, and consists of a Turkish bath, store and school. The door opening to the last congregation place has three inlays….

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