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Iskele Mosque – Üsküdar – Istanbul
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Iskele Mosque – Üsküdar – Istanbul

Of all Ottoman heritage in Istanbul, undoubtedly the most visible are monumental imperial mosques such as the Iskele Mosque in Üsküdar. The biggest are the 16th and 17th century complexes, although mosques built in the 18th and 19th century are equally significant. Fatih Sultan Mehmed constructed two big mosques in the 15th century, right after he conquered Constantinople. But these two original ...
Şehzade Mosque – Istanbul
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Şehzade Mosque – Istanbul

Of all Ottoman heritage in Istanbul, undoubtedly the most visible are monumental imperial mosques. The biggest are the 16th and 17th century complexes, although mosques built in the 18th and 19th century are equally significant. Fatih Sultan Mehmed constructed two big mosques in the 15th century, right after he conquered Constantinople. But these two original structures were destroyed by earthquakes or ...
Haseki Sultan Mosque – Istanbul
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Haseki Sultan Mosque – Istanbul

Of all Ottoman heritage in Istanbul, surely the most visible are monumental imperial mosques. The biggest complexes are from the 16th and 17th century, although mosques built in the 18th and 19th century are equally significant. Fatih Sultan Mehmed constructed two big mosque complexes in the 15th century, right after he conquered Constantinople. But these two original complexes were destroyed by earthquakes ...
Yavuz Sultan Selim Mosque – Istanbul
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Yavuz Sultan Selim Mosque – Istanbul

Of all Ottoman heritage in Istanbul, surely the most visible are monumental imperial mosques. The biggest complexes are from the 16th and 17th century, although mosques built in the 18th and 19th century are equally significant. Fatih Sultan Mehmed constructed two big mosque complexes in the 15th century, right after he conquered Constantinople. But these two original complexes were destroyed by earthquakes ...
Bayezid Mosque – Istanbul
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Bayezid Mosque – Istanbul

Of all Ottoman heritage in Istanbul, monumental Ottoman imperial mosques are the most important and surely the most visible. The biggest complexes are from the 16th and 17th century, although mosques built in the 18th and 19th century are equally significant. Fatih Sultan Mehmed constructed two big mosque complexes in the 15th century, right after he conquered Constantinople. But those two original ...
Ottoman Imperial Mosques – Istanbul (part 2)
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Ottoman Imperial Mosques – Istanbul (part 2)

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 ...
Ottoman Imperial Mosques – Istanbul (part 1)
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Ottoman Imperial Mosques – Istanbul (part 1)

Of all Ottoman heritage in Istanbul, monumental Ottoman imperial mosques are the most important and most visible. The biggest and most impressive complexes are from the 16th and 17th century, although mosques built in the 18th and 19th century are equally significant and beautiful.



OTTOMAN IMPERIAL MOSQUES

These historic structures were commissioned by ...
Turhan Hatice Sultan
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Turhan Hatice Sultan

The story of Sultanate of Women finishes with Turhan Hatice Sultan. This fascinating period of time in Ottoman history started in approximately 1533, when Suleiman the Magnificent married the love of his life – Hurrem Sultan. It ended with the death of Turhan Hatice Sultan in 1683.



WHAT IS SULTANATE OF WOMEN?

It was the time when wives and mothers of sultans ...
Kösem Sultan
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Kösem Sultan

The story of Sultanate of Women continues with Kosem Sultan. This fascinating period of time in Ottoman history started in approximately 1533, when Suleiman the Magnificent married the love of his life – Hurrem Sultan. It ended with the death of Turhan Hatice Sultan in 1683.



WHAT IS SULTANATE OF WOMEN?

It was the time when wives and mothers of sultans ruled ...
Safiye Sultan
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Safiye Sultan

The story of Sultanate of Women continues with Safiye Sultan. This fascinating period of time in Ottoman history started in approximately 1533, when Suleiman the Magnificent married the love of his life – Hurrem Sultan. It ended with the death of Turhan Hatice Sultan in 1683.



WHAT IS SULTANATE OF WOMEN?

It was the time when wives and mothers of sultans ruled ...
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