Historic monuments

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Antioch in Pisidia Nymphaeum

At the archaeological site of Antioch in Pisidia, outside Yalvac in Isparta province, the remains of a large U-shaped nymphaeum mark the point where the ancient city's water…

Antioch in Pisidia Roman Bath

Among the ruins of Antioch in Pisidia near Yalvac in Isparta province, a large bath building occupies the northwestern corner of the ancient city. Covering an area of roughly 70…

Antioch in Pisidia Western Gate

The western gate of Antioch in Pisidia, near Yalvac in Isparta province, was the city's main monumental entrance, built as a triple-arched structure modeled in part on an earlier…

Firdevs Bey Mosque

The Firdevs Bey Mosque, also recorded as Firdevs Pasa Camii, stands in the city of Isparta and dates to 1561-1562, according to the Turkish Islamic encyclopedia published by the…

Mesnevihane Mosque

The Mesnevihane Mosque in the Carsamba quarter of Istanbul's Fatih district began as a dervish lodge, the Mesnevihane Tekkesi, founded by the Naqshbandi sheikh Mehmed Murad…

Kürkçübaşı Hacı Hüseyin Ağa Mosque

This small neighborhood mosque in the Yedikule area of Istanbul began as a modest mescit (prayer room) built in the early seventeenth century on the initiative of a court furrier…

Kazlıçeşme Fatih Mosque

Standing on the meadow of Kazlıçeşme in Istanbul, this mosque is traditionally said to have been built in 1453 on the order of Mehmed the Conqueror while Ottoman forces were…

Karabaş Veli Mosque

Known locally as Veledi Karabaş Camii, this mosque stands on Aynalı Bakkal Street near Mevlanakapı in Istanbul's Fatih district. It was commissioned by Hacı Mahmut Efendi, son of…

Kasap İlyas Mosque

Located in the Cerrahpaşa neighborhood of Fatih, this mosque takes its name from its founder, Kasap İlyas Efendi, a butcher who endowed the building shortly before formalizing…

Kantarcılar Mosque

Set on Kantarcılar Street in the Eminönü quarter of Istanbul, just beyond the Rüstem Paşa Mosque when approached from the waterfront, this mosque is traditionally attributed to…

İskender Çelebi Mosque

This mosque in the Sümbül Efendi neighborhood of Fatih, Istanbul, was founded in the sixteenth century by a tanner named İskender Çelebi, though the precise year of construction…

Haydar Kethüda Mosque

Known today as Haydarhane Camii, this mosque in the İskenderpaşa neighborhood of Fatih, Istanbul, traces its origin to the fifteenth century, when it was founded as a small…