Burmalı Mosque

The Burmalı Mosque (Turkish: Burmalı Mescit or Burmalı Minare Camii; meaning "Mosque with the Spiral Minaret") is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque in Saraçhane park, Fatih district, Istanbul, Turkey.

Built in 1550 on behalf of Emin Nuretti Efendi, qadi 'asker of Egypt, it is named for its spiraling (burmalı) brick minaret, a copy of a Seljuq design that is unique in Istanbul. The mosque is not domed, but has a pitched porch, which rests on four reused Byzantine Corinthian stone columns. Unusually, the entrance is off-center behind a column. The mosque's interior is undistinguished.

Key facts

Type: mosque, historic building
Built: 1550
Architectural style: Ottoman architecture
Located in: Marmara Region

Facts from Wikidata.

Coordinates: 41.014600, 28.956300Open in Google Maps

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Sources

The text on this page comes from: Burmalı Mosque (en.wikipedia.org), as of 30 July 2026

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