The Seyyid Nizam Mosque was built as a dervish lodge by Seyyid Nizam, who migrated from Baghdad to Istanbul during the reign of Sultan Selim I. After the lodge was closed in 1925 the space began to be used as a mosque. ...

The Sinan Paşa mosque - located where Babaros Bulvarı meets Beşiktaş Caddesi, across from the Barbaros Hayrettin Paşa Tomb - was built by Sinan Paşa, the chief admiral of the Ottoman fleet, between the years 1550-53. The mosque was finished two years after Sinan Paşa’s death in 1555. ...

An important piece of the Istanbul skyline, the Süleymaniye Mosque was built between the years 1551 and 1558 upon the orders of Süleyman the Great. ...

The Sultan Mustafa III İskele Mosque is located in close proximity to the Kadıköy İskelesi (Kadıköy Quay) and so is often referred to as the İskele Mosque. ...

The Sultanahmet Mosque (Turkish: Sultanahmet Camii), also known as Blue Mosque, was built between the years 1609 – 1616 during the rule of Ahmed I. Located on the Historical Peninsula, in the district to which it gives its name, The Sultanahmet Mosque is considered to be the last great mosque of the classical period. ...

The Sümbül Efendi Mosque, located in Kocamustafapaşa, was originally the Hosios Andreas Monastery and Church. It was founded by the Empress Theodora as a monastery for girls. ...

Situated in the district of Şişli in the quarter from which it takes its name, the Teşvikiye Mosque was built in 1853. In earlier periods this area was called the Haseki Square and Ottoman Sultans occasionally visited here for excursions and sporting activities. ...

Located on the Arnavutköy-Akıntı point, the Tevfikiye Mosque is a work from the late Ottoman period. It was built by Sultan Mahmud II in the name of his son Şehzade Tevfik in 1832 inside of a large garden. ...

One of the early works of Mimar Sinan, this complex was built on the instructions of Süleyman the Magnificient in 1548 in memory of his daughter Mihrimah Sultan, whose mother was the famous Roxlene. ...

The Vefa Kilise Mosque, located on the back of Istanbul’s third hill, was built between the 10th and 11th centuries. ...