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Mihrişah Valide Sultan
Although the title of this post is Ottoman Soup Kitchen, it is really about the Mihrişah Valide Sultan Complex, a scintillating gem of Ottoman Baroque architecture next to the Eyüp Sultan Mosque.
Despite my many pasts visits to Istanbul, I saw this historic site for the first time in 2024. I hadn't even known it existed. I discovered it only when reading about the Eyüp Sultan Mosque. As this district ...
Among Istanbul's many Ottoman landmarks, the most renowned are its monumental imperial mosques, such as the Blue Mosque and the Süleymaniye Mosque. However, Ottoman imperial mosques are scattered throughout the city and, in my view, the Eyup Sultan Mosque holds a uniquely significant place in both Istanbul's rich Ottoman heritage and the broader Islamic world.
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