Namazgâh of Anadoluhisarı

The Namazgâh of Anadoluhisarı is an Ottoman open-air mosque (namazgâh) located between the Anadoluhisarı fortress and the Asian shore of the Bosphorus in the Turkish city of Istanbul.

It is not certain when it was built. Possibly it was already constructed in the 15th century under Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, but possibly also up to two centuries later, because the namazgâh would hinder shooting from the fortress onto the sea lane and the defense of the fortress.

This namazgâh is an open-air prayer space walled with uncut stones measuring twenty by twenty‑five meters. Next to the entrance there is a fountain. The prayer space contains the so‑called mihrab, a pointed arch‑shaped prayer niche, and a minbar, a pulpit on the qibla wall, the wall that faces Mecca. The religious objects are all made of carved stone blocks.