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
Sabancı Mosque Adana 1998
Aslanhane Mosque Ankara 1290
Kocatepe Mosque Ankara 1987
Emir Sultan Mosque Bursa 1868
Bursa Grand Mosque Bursa 1420 Largest mosque in Bursa
Yeşil Mosque Bursa 1421 "Green Mosque" commissioned by Mehmet I
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
Laleli Mosque Istanbul 1783
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 Hacı Hüseyin
Muğdat Mosque Mersin
Tarsus Grand Mosque Tarsus, Mersin 1579

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References

  1. 1 2 How many mosques are there in Turkey? Haberturk.com
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