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Sultan Mustafa Iskele Mosque
Of all the Ottoman imperial mosques that I've written about, the Sultan Mustafa Iskele Mosque may be the one that you don't need to see. It's a small structure, far removed from the monumental mosques that define Istanbul's historic core. Visiting it also requires a certain amount of effort. It is tucked away in Kadiköy, on the Asian side of the city, well beyond the most central areas.
Yet, that may be ...
Fatih Sultan Mehmed conquered Constantinople in 1453. The Ottoman sultanate was finally abolished in 1922. For 469 years, the city now known as Istanbul remained under Ottoman rule. Unsurprisingly, the Ottoman heritage in Istanbul is immense, spanning centuries from the conquest to the establishment of the modern Turkish Republic. Among the most visible and enduring legacies are the Ottoman imperial ...
