Sokullu Mehmet Pasa Mosque

Sokullu Mehmet Pasa Mosque

This mosque  which lods pricesless riches of the Muslim world, was build in 1571 by mimar Sinan. It was dedicated to Esmihan Sultan the daughtüer of Selim the 2nd and the wife of Sokullu Mehmet Pasa, the grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire. The interior of mosque is decorated with glazed İznik tiles. The building grounds include several edditional religious units and the courtyard of the mosque is surrounded by madrasahs. These buildings are used as Quran calsses today. The front section of the mosque includes the lodge and past this section is the Uzbek Mevlevi Lodge. The back of the mosque used to hold an Ottoman cemetery, which is under protection today. The mosque which has a capacity of 700 people, has never been damaged by any natural disasters, fires etc. since it was built and it has always been open to religious sevinces throuhout its history. The glazed tiles inside the mosque wer applied on the pulpit cone the section that goes from the altar to the ceiling window facedes and the triangular pendantives supporting the dome in a way which has not been seen in any other mospque. The glazed İznik tiles inside the madrasah in the lodge also have unique properties.