İskender Pasha Mosque () is a historic

mosque A mosque ( ), also called a masjid ( ), is a place of worship for Muslims. The term usually refers to a covered building, but can be any place where Salah, Islamic prayers are performed; such as an outdoor courtyard. Originally, mosques were si ...

located in the

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neighborhood of the

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district of

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, Turkey. Located across the Kanlıca Pier, the mosque was commissioned by (military judge)

Kazasker A kazasker or kadıasker (, ''ḳāḍī'asker'', "military judge") was a chief judge in the Ottoman Empire, so named originally because his jurisdiction extended to the cases of soldiers, who were later tried only by their own officers. Two kazas ...

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İskender Pasha and designed by the imperial architect

Mimar Sinan Mimar Sinan (; , ; – 17 July 1588) also known as Koca Mi'mâr Sinân Âğâ, ("Sinan Agha (title), Agha the Grand Architect" or "Grand Sinan") was the chief Ottoman Empire, Ottoman architect, engineer and mathematician for sultans Suleiman ...

in 1559–60. The mosque has a

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and has been extensively rebuilt. The tomb of İskender Pasha is situated inside the mosque's courtyard.

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* Ottoman mosques in Istanbul Mosques completed in the 1560s Religious buildings and structures completed in 1560 Mimar Sinan buildings Beykoz Bosphorus {{Turkey-mosque-stub

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