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Dolmabahçe Mosque
Much like the iconic Yeni Mosque near the Galata Bridge, the Dolmabahce Mosque stands as one of the most recognizable Ottoman imperial mosques, familiar to almost every visitor to Istanbul. Its striking presence along the Bosphorus ensures that anyone embarking on a scenic cruise or simply crossing between the European and Asian sides of the city will inevitably catch sight of its elegant ...
Fatih Sultan Mehmed conquered Constantinople in 1453. The Ottoman sultanate was abolished in 1922. Constantinople or Istanbul, as it is now called, was under the Ottoman rule for 469 years. Consequently, the Ottoman heritage in Istanbul is enormous and it spreads over many centuries, from the time after the conquest to the establishment of the modern Turkish republic. Of all Ottoman heritage, the most ...
