Mosques commissioned by the Ottoman dynasty
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Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...

s in modern-day Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 that were commissioned by the members of Ottoman
Ottoman Dynasty
The Ottoman Dynasty ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1299 to 1922, beginning with Osman I , though the dynasty was not proclaimed until Orhan Bey declared himself sultan...

 imperial family.

The table

In the table below the first column shows the name, the second column shows the location, the third column shows the commissioner, the fourth column shows the architect and the fifth column shows the duration of construction.
Name Location Commissioner Architect Years
Beyazıt I Mosque Bursa Bayezid I
Bayezid I
Bayezid I was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1389 to 1402. He was the son of Murad I and Valide Sultan Gülçiçek Hatun.-Biography:Bayezid was born in Edirne and spent his youth in Bursa, where he received a high-level education...

1391–1395
Bursa Grand Mosque
Bursa Grand Mosque
Bursa Grand Mosque or Ulu Camii is a mosque in Bursa, Turkey. Built in the Seljuk style, it was ordered by the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I and edificed between 1396 and 1400. The mosque has 20 domes and 2 minarets.-The Mosque:...

Bursa Bayezid I
Bayezid I
Bayezid I was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1389 to 1402. He was the son of Murad I and Valide Sultan Gülçiçek Hatun.-Biography:Bayezid was born in Edirne and spent his youth in Bursa, where he received a high-level education...

1396–1400
Eski Mosque (Old Mosque)
Old Mosque
The Old Mosque is an old Ottoman mosque in Edirne, Turkey. It was built from the order of Emir Süleyman, and completed under the rule of his brother, Sultan Mehmet I. The mosque is located in the historical center of the city, near the market and close to other prominent historical mosques,...

Edirne Süleyman Çelebi -
Mehmet I
Haci Alaeddin,
Ömer İbrahim
1402–1414
Yeşil Mosque (Green Mosque) Bursa Mehmet I Hacı İvaz 1419–1421
Muradiye Complex
Muradiye Complex
The Muradiye Complex or the Complex of Sultan Murat II, the Ottoman sultan who ruled 1421-1451, is located in the city of Bursa in Turkey....

Bursa Murat II 1426
Darül Hadis Mosque Edirne
Edirne
Edirne is a city in Eastern Thrace, the northwestern part of Turkey, close to the borders with Greece and Bulgaria. Edirne served as the capital city of the Ottoman Empire from 1365 to 1453, before Constantinople became the empire's new capital. At present, Edirne is the capital of the Edirne...

Murat II 1435
Üç Şerefeli Mosque
Üç Şerefeli Mosque
The Üç Şerefeli Mosque is an old Ottoman mosque in Edirne, Turkey. It was built from the order of Sultan Murat II. The mosque is located in the historical center of the city, close to other prominent historical mosques, Selimiye Mosque and Old Mosque...

Edirne Murat II 1438–1447
Eyüp Sultan Mosque
Eyüp Sultan Mosque
The Eyüp Sultan Mosque is situated in the district of Eyüp on the European side of Istanbul, near the Golden Horn, outside the Walls of Constantinople...

İstanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...

Mehmet II 1458
Fatih Mosque
Fatih Mosque
The Fatih Mosque or Conqueror's Mosque in English) is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. It was one of the largest examples of Turkish-Islamic architecture in Istanbul and represented an important stage in the development of classic Turkish...

İstanbul Mehmed II
Mehmed II
Mehmed II , was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from...

Atik Sinan
Atik Sinan
Sinan-i Atik, also known as Azadlı Sinan and Atik Sinan , born in Istanbul, was an Ottoman architect for Sultan Mehmed II during the 15th century...

1463–1471
Beyazıt Complex Edirne Bayezid II
Bayezid II
Bayezid II or Sultân Bayezid-î Velî was the oldest son and successor of Mehmed II, ruling as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1481 to 1512...

Hayrettin 1484–1488
Beyazit Complex Amasya
Amasya
- History :Its location in this steep valley makes the city a mountain stronghold, easy to defend, and thus Amasya has had a long and prominent history.-Antiquity:...

Şehzade Ahmet 1486
Beyazıt II Mosque İstanbul Bayezid II
Bayezid II
Bayezid II or Sultân Bayezid-î Velî was the oldest son and successor of Mehmed II, ruling as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1481 to 1512...

Yakup 1501–1506
Gülbahar Hatun Mosque Trabzon
Trabzon
Trabzon is a city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. Trabzon, located on the historical Silk Road, became a melting pot of religions, languages and culture for centuries and a trade gateway to Iran in the southeast and the Caucasus to the northeast...

Selim I
Selim I
Selim I, Yavuz Sultân Selim Khan, Hâdim-ül Haramain-ish Sharifain , nicknamed Yavuz "the Stern" or "the Steadfast", but often rendered in English as "the Grim" , was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to...

?-1514
Yavuz Selim Mosque
Yavuz Selim Mosque
The Yavuz Selim Mosque, also known as the Selim I Mosque is an Ottoman imperial mosque located top of the 5th Hill of Istanbul, Turkey, overlooking the Golden Horn. Its size and geographic position make it a familiar landmark on the Istanbul skyline....

İstanbul Selim I
Selim I
Selim I, Yavuz Sultân Selim Khan, Hâdim-ül Haramain-ish Sharifain , nicknamed Yavuz "the Stern" or "the Steadfast", but often rendered in English as "the Grim" , was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to...

Ali (?) 1519–1522
Sultan Mosque (Manisa)
Sultan Mosque (Manisa)
Sultan Mosque also called Hafsa Sultan Mosque is a historic mosque in Manisa, Turkey.-The Mosque:The mosque and the adjoining religious complex was built by Ayse Hafsa Sultan, the wife of Sultan Selim I, in Manisa in 1522. The Külliye consists of a mosque, madrasa, hospice, elementary school,...

 
Manisa
Manisa
Manisa is a large city in Turkey's Aegean Region and the administrative seat of Manisa Province.Modern Manisa is a booming center of industry and services, advantaged by its closeness to the international port city and the regional metropolitan center of İzmir and by its fertile hinterland rich in...

Suleyman I 1522
Şehzade Mosque
Sehzade Mosque
The Şehzade Mosque is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in the district of Fatih, on the third hill of Istanbul, Turkey. It is sometimes referred to as the “Prince's Mosque” in English.-History:...

İstanbul Süleyman I Mimar Sinan 1543–1547
Mihrimah Sultan İskele Mosque ( Üsküdar ) İstanbul Mihrimah Sultana  Mimar Sinan 1546–1548
Süleymaniye Mosque İstanbul Süleyman I Mimar Sinan 1550–1557
Mihrimah Sultan Mosque ( Edirnekapı İstanbul Mihrimah Sultana Mimar Sinan 1562–1565
Selimiye Mosque
Selimiye Mosque
The Selimiye Mosque is an Ottoman mosque in the city of Edirne, Turkey. The mosque was commissioned by Sultan Selim II and was built by architect Mimar Sinan between 1569 and 1575...

Edirne Selim II
Selim II
Selim II Sarkhosh Hashoink , also known as "Selim the Sot " or "Selim the Drunkard"; and as "Sarı Selim" or "Selim the Blond", was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1566 until his death in 1574.-Early years:He was born in Constantinople a son of Suleiman the...

Mimar Sinan 1568–1574
Atik Valide Camii ( The Old Valide Mosque )
Atik Valide Mosque
The Atik Valide Mosque is an Ottoman mosque located on the hill above a large and densely populated district of Üsküdar, in Istanbul, Turkey....


in Üsküdar
Üsküdar
Üsküdar is a large and densely populated municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, on the Anatolian shore of the Bosphorus. It is bordered on the north by Beykoz, on the east by Ümraniye, on the southeast by Ataşehir, on the south by Kadıköy, and on the west by the Bosphorus, with the areas of Beşiktaş,...

İstanbul Nurbanu Mimar Sinan 1583
Muradiye Mosque Manisa Murat III Mimar Sinan 1583–1585
Yeni Camii ( The New Mosque )

in Eminönü
Eminönü
Eminönü is a former district of Istanbul in Turkey, now a neighbourhood of Fatih district. This is the heart of the walled city of Constantine, the focus of a history of incredible richness. Eminönü covers the point on which the Byzantine capital was built. The Galata Bridge crosses the Golden Horn...

İstanbul Safiye Sultan
Safiye Sultan
Safiyā Valida Sultânā, , née Sofia Baffo, , was the consort of Ottoman Sultan Murad III, the Valida Sultânā and de facto co-regent to her son, Ottoman Sultan Mehmed III.- Biography :She was of Venetian descent...

 
Turhan Hatice
Turhan Hatice
Turhan Hatice Valide Sultan, Devletlu İsmetlu Turhan Hadice Valide Sultan Aliyyetü'ş-şân Hazretleri , was one of the hasekis of the Ottoman sultan Ibrahim I and the mother of his successor, Mehmed IV .Turhan Hatice is prominent for the regency of her young son and her building patronage.-From...

Mimar Davut Ağa,
Mustafa Ağa,

Dalgıç Ahmed Çavuş
1597–1665
Sultan Ahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque)
Sultan Ahmed Mosque
The Sultan Ahmed Mosque is a historical mosque in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and the capital of the Ottoman Empire . The mosque is popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior....

İstanbul Ahmet I Sedefkar Mehmed Agha 1609–1616
Yeni Valide Camii ( The New Valide Mosque )
Yeni Valide Mosque
The Yeni Valide Mosque is an Ottoman mosque in the Üsküdar district of Istanbul, Turkey. It was built between the 1708 and 1710 on the iskele road by Emetullah Râbi'a Gülnûş Sultan, mother of Sultan Ahmed III. The main part of the building is square in shape and covered with a flattened main dome...


in Üsküdar
Üsküdar
Üsküdar is a large and densely populated municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, on the Anatolian shore of the Bosphorus. It is bordered on the north by Beykoz, on the east by Ümraniye, on the southeast by Ataşehir, on the south by Kadıköy, and on the west by the Bosphorus, with the areas of Beşiktaş,...

İstanbul Emetullah Râbi'a Gülnûş Sultan
Emetullah Rabia Gülnûş Sultan
Emetullah Râbi'a Gülnûş Sultan was the wife of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed IV and Valide Sultan to their sons Mustafa II and Ahmed III.-Biography:...

 
Hazerfan Mehmet 1708–1710
Nuruosmaniye Mosque
Nuruosmaniye Mosque
The Nuruosmaniye Mosque is an Ottoman mosque located in the Çemberlitaş neighbourhood of Fatih district in Istanbul, Turkey. It is considered one of the finest examples of mosques in Ottoman Baroque style. It was built by architects Mustafa Ağa and Simon Kalfa from the order of Sultan Mahmut I and...

İstanbul Mahmut I -
Osman III
Osman III
Osman III or Othman IIIText not available was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1754 to 1757.-Biography:...

Mustafa Ağa,
Simon Kalfa
1749–1755
Lâleli Mosque
Laleli Mosque
The Laleli Mosque is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in Laleli, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey.-History:The Laleli Mosque was built by Sultan Mustafa III from 1760–1763, designed in the baroque style by Ottoman imperial architect Mehmet Tahir Ağa....

İstanbul Mustafa III
Mustafa III
Mustafa III was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1757 to 1774. He was a son of Sultan Ahmed III and was succeeded by his brother Abdul Hamid I . He was born in Edirne...

Mehmet Tahir Ağa 1760–1783
Sultan Mustafa Mosque İstanbul Mustafa III
Mustafa III
Mustafa III was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1757 to 1774. He was a son of Sultan Ahmed III and was succeeded by his brother Abdul Hamid I . He was born in Edirne...

1763
Zeynep Sultan Mosque
Zeynep Sultan Mosque
The Zeynep Sultan Mosque is a mosque built in 1769 by Ayazma Mosque's architect Mehmet Tahir Ağa for Ahmed III's daughter Zeynep Asıme Sultan...

İstanbul Zeynep Sultan Mehmet Tahir Ağa 1769
Beylerbeyi Mosque İstanbul Abdülhamit I Mehmet Tahir Ağa 1777–1778
Teşvikiye Mosque
Tesvikiye Mosque
The Teşvikiye Mosque is a neo-baroque structure located in the Teşvikiye neighbourhood of Şişli district in Istanbul, Turkey. It was originally commissioned in 1794 by Sultan Selim III, but most of the current mosque that stands today was completed in 1854 during the reign of Sultan Abdülmecit I...

İstanbul Selim III
Selim III
Selim III was the reform-minded Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1789 to 1807. The Janissaries eventually deposed and imprisoned him, and placed his cousin Mustafa on the throne as Mustafa IV...

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Abdülmecit I
1794–1854
Nusretiye Mosque
Nusretiye Mosque
Nusretiye Mosque is an ornate mosque located in Tophane district of Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey. While its architecture is influenced by Islamic elements, it retains a Baroque style, making it unique to the city. It was built in 1823-1826 by Sultan Mahmut II....

İstanbul Mahmut II Krikor Balyan 1823–1826
Hırka'i Şerif Mosque İstanbul Abdülmecit I 1847–1851
Dolmabahçe Mosque
Dolmabahçe Mosque
-See also:* Dolmabahçe Clock Tower* Dolmabahçe Palace* Ottoman architecture* List of mosques-External links:*...

İstanbul Abdülmecit I -
Bezmialem
Bezmiâlem
Bezmiâlem Kadınefendi was the second spouse of Sultan Mahmud II of the Ottoman Empire.-Biography:...

 
Garabet Balyan 1853–1855
Ortaköy Mosque
Ortaköy Mosque
Ortaköy Mosque , officially the Büyük Mecidiye Camii of Sultan Abdülmecid) in Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey, is situated at the waterside of the Ortaköy pier square, one of the most popular locations on the Bosphorus....

İstanbul Abdülmecit I Garabet Balyan,
Nigoğayos Balyan
1854–1856
Pertevniyal Mosque
Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque
-External links:*...

İstanbul Pertevniyal Montani 1869–1871
Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque
Yildiz Hamidiye Mosque
The Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque, also called the Yıldız Mosque , is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in Yıldız neighbourhood of Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey, on the way to Yıldız Palace. The mosque was commissioned by the Ottoman sultan Abdul Hamid II, and constructed between 1884 and 1886....

İstanbul Abdülhamit II Sarkis Balyan 1884–1886

Mosques on the hills of İstanbul

Among those mosques in İstanbul some them had been built on the traditional hills
Seven hills of Istanbul
Istanbul is known as the City on the Seven Hills . Whether Constantine the Great was actually aware of the fact that the new city was founded on seven hills is unknown.-The seven hills of Istanbul:...

 of the city. (The numbers refer to the number of the hill.)
  1. Sultan Ahmet Mosque
  2. Nurosmaniye Mosque
  3. Beyazıt II Mosque-Şehzade Mosque
  4. Fatih Mosque
  5. Yavuz Selim Mosque
  6. Mihrimah Sultan Mosque

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Selâtin mosques, by the usual definition, are mosques commissioned by a sultan who personally led a military campaign
Military campaign
In the military sciences, the term military campaign applies to large scale, long duration, significant military strategy plan incorporating a series of inter-related military operations or battles forming a distinct part of a larger conflict often called a war...

. They are large mosques with several minarets. Fatih and Süleymaniye are typical examples. However, this definition does not exactly cover the concept. Beginning by the 17th century, most sultans preferred to stay in the capital rather than campaigning. Ahmet I (reigned 1603–1617), who was a non-campaigning sultan, commissioned one of the greatest mosques, which had 6 minarets (Blue Mosque). This mosque is also considered a selâtin mosque.
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