List of mosques in Turkey

This is a list of mosques in Turkey. As of March 2013, there were 82,693 mosques in Turkey. The province with the highest number of mosques (3,113) was Istanbul and the lowest number (117) was Tunceli Province.[1] This reflected an increase of mosques by 7,324 in the 10-year period since 2003.[1]

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Name Images City Year Remarks
Menüçehr Mosque Kars 1086 First mosque in the current borders of Turkey. Built by the Shaddadids.
Sabancı Mosque Adana 1998
Aslanhane Mosque Ankara 1290
Kocatepe Mosque Ankara 1987
Maltepe Mosque Ankara 1959
Zagan Pasha Mosque Balıkesir 1461
Emir Sultan Mosque Bursa 1868
Bursa Grand Mosque Bursa 1420 Largest mosque in Bursa
Green Mosque Bursa 1421 "Green Mosque" commissioned by Mehmet I
Evliya Kasim Pasha Mosque Edirne 1442 Commissioned by Kasım Pasha
Selimiye Mosque Edirne 1575 Commissioned by Selim II
Üç Şerefeli Mosque Edirne 1547 Commissioned by Murat II
Arap Mosque Istanbul 1856 Based upon a former Roman Catholic church devoted to Saint Paul and Saint Dominic.
Bayezid II Mosque Istanbul 1506 Commisiıned by Beyazıt II
Eyüp Sultan Mosque Istanbul 1458 The tomb and mosque of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari
Fatih Mosque Istanbul 1463–1771 The mosque was destroyed by an earthquake in 1766 and rebuilt in 1771
Hagia Sophia Istanbul 537 Converted after the Conquest of Constantinople by Sultan Mehmed II, became a public museum in 1935. In 2020, it was made again a mosque.
Laleli Mosque Istanbul 1783 by Sultan Mustafa III.
Mihrimah Mosque Istanbul 1565 Commissioned by the daughter of Suleyman I
New Mosque Istanbul 1665 Also known as Yeni Cami.
Nuruosmaniye Mosque Istanbul 1755 Commissioned by Mahmut I, completed during the reign of Osman III
Ortaköy Mosque Istanbul 1854 Officially the Büyük Mecidiye Camii. The current mosque was built between 1854 and 1856.
Rüstem Pasha Mosque Istanbul 1563 Commissioned by Rüstem Pasha
Şehzade Mosque Istanbul 1548 Dedicated to Şehzade Mehmet (son of Suleyman I)
Süleymaniye Mosque Istanbul 1557 Second largest mosque of Istanbul, commissioned by Süleyman I
Sultan Ahmed Mosque Istanbul 1609–1616 Largest mosque in İstanbul, commissioned by Ahmet I
Yavuz Selim Mosque Istanbul 1522 Completed during the reign of Suleyman I, bears the name of Selim I
Başdurak Mosque İzmir 1652 built by Hacı Hüseyin.
Mersin Grand Mosque Mersin Short before 1087
Muğdat Mosque Mersin 1898 (1979)
Tarsus Grand Mosque Tarsus, Mersin 1579
Bodrum Mosque Istanbul 10th century
Atik Mustafa Pasha Mosque Istanbul 1059
Eski Imaret Mosque Istanbul Short before 1087
Zeyrek Mosque Istanbul Before 1136
Great Mosque of Diyarbakır Diyarbakir 1091
Altunizade Mosque Istanbul 1865 Ottoman mosque
Atik Valide Mosque Istanbul 1583 Ottoman mosque
Çamlıca Mosque Istanbul 2019 Post-Ottoman mosque
Şişli Mosque Istanbul 1949 Post-Ottoman mosque
Şakirin Mosque Istanbul 2009 Post-Ottoman mosque
Bebek Mosque Istanbul 1913 commissioned by Grand Vizier Nevşehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha (1666–1730).
Burmalı Mescit Mosque Istanbul 1550 Ottoman mosque
Defterdar Mosque Istanbul 1542 Ottoman mosque, commissioned by Defterdar Nazlı Mahmut Efendi.
Dolmabahçe Mosque Istanbul 1855 Ottoman mosque, commissioned by queen mother Bezmi Alem Valide Sultan

See also

References
  1. How many mosques are there in Turkey? Haberturk.com
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