İskender Pasha Mosque, Kanlıca

İskender Pasha Mosque (Turkish: İskender Paşa Cami) is a historic mosque located in the Kanlıca neighborhood of the Beykoz district of Istanbul, Turkey.

Located across the Kanlıca Pier, the mosque was commissioned by (military judge) Kazasker Gazi İskender Pasha and designed by the imperial architect Mimar Sinan in 1559–60. The mosque has a hipped roof and has been extensively rebuilt. The tomb of İskender Pasha is situated inside the mosque's courtyard.

Key facts

Type: congregational mosque, mosque, historic building, külliye
Built: 1559
Architect: Mimar Sinan
Architectural style: Ottoman architecture
Located in: Marmara Region

Facts from Wikidata.

Coordinates: 41.100020, 29.065870Open in Google Maps

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Sources

The text on this page comes from: İskender Pasha Mosque, Kanlıca (en.wikipedia.org), as of 2 August 2026

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