List of mosques in Turkey
This is a list of mosques in Turkey. As of March 2013, there were 82,693 mosques in Turkey. The province with the highest number of mosques (3,113) was Istanbul and the lowest number (117) was Tunceli Province.[1] This reflected an increase of mosques by 7,324 in the 10-year period since 2003.[1]
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Name | Images | City | Year | Remarks |
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Menüçehr Mosque | ![]() |
Kars | 1086 | First mosque in the current borders of Turkey. Built by the Shaddadids. |
Sabancı Mosque | Adana | 1998 | ||
Aslanhane Mosque | ![]() |
Ankara | 1290 | |
Kocatepe Mosque | Ankara | 1987 | ||
Maltepe Mosque | ![]() |
Ankara | 1959 | |
Zagan Pasha Mosque | ![]() |
Balıkesir | 1461 | |
Emir Sultan Mosque | Bursa | 1868 | ||
Bursa Grand Mosque | ![]() |
Bursa | 1420 | Largest mosque in Bursa |
Green Mosque | ![]() |
Bursa | 1421 | "Green Mosque" commissioned by Mehmet I |
Evliya Kasim Pasha Mosque | Edirne | 1442 | Commissioned by Kasım Pasha | |
Selimiye Mosque | Edirne | 1575 | Commissioned by Selim II | |
Üç Şerefeli Mosque | Edirne | 1547 | Commissioned by Murat II | |
Arap Mosque | Istanbul | 1856 | Based upon a former Roman Catholic church devoted to Saint Paul and Saint Dominic. | |
Bayezid II Mosque | ![]() |
Istanbul | 1506 | Commisiıned by Beyazıt II |
Eyüp Sultan Mosque | ![]() |
Istanbul | 1458 | The tomb and mosque of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari |
Fatih Mosque | ![]() |
Istanbul | 1463–1771 | The mosque was destroyed by an earthquake in 1766 and rebuilt in 1771 |
Hagia Sophia | ![]() |
Istanbul | 537 | Converted after the Conquest of Constantinople by Sultan Mehmed II, became a public museum in 1935. In 2020, it was made again a mosque. |
Laleli Mosque | ![]() |
Istanbul | 1783 | by Sultan Mustafa III. |
Mihrimah Mosque | Istanbul | 1565 | Commissioned by the daughter of Suleyman I | |
New Mosque | ![]() |
Istanbul | 1665 | Also known as Yeni Cami. |
Nuruosmaniye Mosque | ![]() |
Istanbul | 1755 | Commissioned by Mahmut I, completed during the reign of Osman III |
Ortaköy Mosque | Istanbul | 1854 | Officially the Büyük Mecidiye Camii. The current mosque was built between 1854 and 1856. | |
Rüstem Pasha Mosque | ![]() |
Istanbul | 1563 | Commissioned by Rüstem Pasha |
Şehzade Mosque | ![]() |
Istanbul | 1548 | Dedicated to Şehzade Mehmet (son of Suleyman I) |
Süleymaniye Mosque | ![]() |
Istanbul | 1557 | Second largest mosque of Istanbul, commissioned by Süleyman I |
Sultan Ahmed Mosque | ![]() |
Istanbul | 1609–1616 | Largest mosque in İstanbul, commissioned by Ahmet I |
Yavuz Selim Mosque | ![]() |
Istanbul | 1522 | Completed during the reign of Suleyman I, bears the name of Selim I |
Başdurak Mosque | ![]() |
İzmir | 1652 | built by Hacı Hüseyin. |
Mersin Grand Mosque | ![]() |
Mersin | 1898 | |
Muğdat Mosque | ![]() |
Mersin | 1898 (1979) | |
Tarsus Grand Mosque | ![]() |
Tarsus, Mersin | 1579 | |
Bodrum Mosque | ![]() |
Istanbul | 10th century | |
Atik Mustafa Pasha Mosque | ![]() |
Istanbul | 1059 | |
Eski Imaret Mosque | ![]() |
Istanbul | Short before 1087 | |
Zeyrek Mosque | ![]() |
Istanbul | Before 1136 | |
Great Mosque of Diyarbakır | ![]() |
Diyarbakir | 1091 | |
Altunizade Mosque | ![]() |
Istanbul | 1865 | Ottoman mosque |
Atik Valide Mosque | ![]() |
Istanbul | 1583 | Ottoman mosque |
Çamlıca Mosque | ![]() |
Istanbul | 2019 | Post-Ottoman mosque |
Şişli Mosque | ![]() |
Istanbul | 1949 | Post-Ottoman mosque |
Şakirin Mosque | ![]() |
Istanbul | 2009 | Post-Ottoman mosque |
Bebek Mosque | Istanbul | 1913 | commissioned by Grand Vizier Nevşehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha (1666–1730). | |
Burmalı Mescit Mosque | ![]() |
Istanbul | 1550 | Ottoman mosque |
Defterdar Mosque | ![]() |
Istanbul | 1542 | Ottoman mosque, commissioned by Defterdar Nazlı Mahmut Efendi. |
Dolmabahçe Mosque | ![]() |
Istanbul | 1855 | Ottoman mosque, commissioned by queen mother Bezmi Alem Valide Sultan |
Ahmet Hamdi Akseki Mosque | ![]() |
Ankara | 2013 | |
Mimar Sinan Mosque | Istanbul | 2012 |
See also[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mosques in Turkey. |
- List of Turkish Grand Mosques
- Islam in Turkey
- Lists of mosques
- List of mosques in Istanbul
- List of mosques in Europe
- List of mosques in Asia
References[]
- ^ a b How many mosques are there in Turkey? Haberturk.com
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