Büyük Mecidiye/Ortaköy Camii (Buyuk Mecidiye/Ortakoy Mosque)

Ortaköy Mosque was ordered built by Sultan Abdülmecit in 1853 and designed by the architect Nigoğos Balyan in a neo-baroque style.

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Mecidiye Mah., Ortaköy

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The Great Mecidiye Mosque, or simply the Ortaköy Mosque as it is known to the people (Turkish: Büyük Mecidiye Camii, or Ortaköy Camii) is in Ortaköy on the shore of the Bosphorus. It was ordered built by Sultan Abdülmecit in 1853 and designed by the architect Nigoğos Balyan in a neo-baroque style.

With the Bosphorus Bridge behind it, the mosque is a particularly sought out subject for photographs. The mosque is one of the important symbols of Istanbul and should not be missed.

Mosque is a place of worship for Muslims. It comes from the Arabic word 'masjid' which literally means "a place for prostration". Mosques are also places where Muslims come together for different purposes such as education, social gatherings, public meetings, exhibitions, lectures etc. Although there is no specific requirement for mosques in terms of their architecture, one can see some common features inside and outside of many mosques such as minarets, domes, ablution areas, prayer niche (mihrab), pulpit (minbar) and so on.

Muslims are obliged to perform the ritual worship 5 times a day. They are not required to attend a mosque for each of these prayers however in order to interact with the community they are encouraged to pray in congregation. Friday noon is the only time in a week when Muslims must definitely join the congregational prayer in a mosque after which they can continue their work, education or other commitments.

Azan or the call for prayer is a vocal announcement that one can hear from minarets 5 times a day. The call to prayer is made live -even early in the morning- by a person called 'muazzin'. The muazzins are usually chosen from people with loud and beautiful voices and trained over years to make this announcement beautifully and invite people to worship.
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