Piyalepaşa is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of

Beyoğlu Beyoğlu (; ) is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 9 km2, and its population is 225,920 (2022). It is on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey, separated from the o ...

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. Its population is 21,265 (2022). It is on the European Side of

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. The bordering quarters are Kaptanpaşa to the south, Fetihtepe to the west, Mahmutşevketpaşa, which remains in the district of

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, to the east, and

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, which remains in the district of

Kağıthane Kağıthane (, also ''Kâğıthane''), formerly Sadâbad () and Glykà Nerà (Greek: Γλυκά Νερά, , 'sweet waters') is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 15 km2, and its population is 455,943 (2022). ...

, to the north. After Piyalepaşa was declared as a "risk area", the urban transformation project was initiated in the neighborhood.

Transportation

While using the E5 highway; Piyalepaşa Boulevard is reached by turning in the direction of Kasımpaşa from the Çağlayan junction located next to the Çağlayan Courthouse. When on the TEM route, after reaching the Okmeydanı Junction via the Hasdal,

Okmeydanı Okmeydanı (, literally "arrow field") is a neighbourhood connected to Kağıthane and Şişli boroughs of Istanbul, Turkey. It was named after the archery area and archery lodge built by Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire. Streets nearby have ...

access road, Piyalepaşa Boulevard can be reached by continuing in the direction of Kasımpaşa.

History

Piyalepaşa is one of the oldest quarters in

. Due to its location, it has always been the focus of trade and life in the history of Istanbul. In the 1570s,

Piali Pasha Piali Pasha (; ) (–1578) was an Ottoman Grand Admiral (Kapudan Pasha) between 1553 and 1567, and a Vizier (minister) after 1568. He is also known as Piale Pasha in English. Early life His exact place of birth is unknown, though he was probab ...

(Turkish: Piyale Paşa) commissioned a social complex comprising a mosque, madrasa, dervish lodge, school, tomb, Turkish bath and fountain in this area and the quarter is named after him. The residents of the neighborhoods established in Piyalepaşa Quarter during the era of

Suleiman the Magnificent Suleiman I (; , ; 6 November 14946 September 1566), commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent in the Western world and as Suleiman the Lawgiver () in his own realm, was the List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman sultan between 1520 a ...

and

Selim II Selim II (; ; 28 May 1524 – 15 December 1574), also known as Selim the Blond () or Selim the Drunkard (), was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1566 until his death in 1574. He was a son of Suleiman the Magnificent and his wife Hurrem Sul ...

were composed of masters in maritime and forging, brought as exiles from the islands,

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and

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. Without doubt, the social complexes composed of a mosque,

madrasa Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , ), sometimes Romanization of Arabic, romanized as madrasah or madrassa, is the Arabic word for any Educational institution, type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whet ...

, school, dervish lodge, fountain and

Turkish bath A hammam (), also often called a Turkish bath by Westerners, is a type of steam bath or a place of public bathing associated with the Islamic world. It is a prominent feature in the culture of the Muslim world and was inherited from the model ...

, commissioned by Kasım Pasha at a place close to the bank and by Piali Pasha in the direction of Okmeydanı, have played and important role in the development of Piyalepaşa. Another important role of the Piyalepaşa Quarter in history is that during the siege and conquest of Istanbul, which affected not only the

Ottoman Emperor The sultans of the Ottoman Empire (), who were all members of the Ottoman dynasty (House of Osman), ruled over the transcontinental empire from its perceived inception in 1299 to its dissolution in 1922. At its height, the Ottoman Empire spa ...

but also world history, the ships were moved by land from this area.

Piyalepaşa Mosque, 2015

Piyalepaşa Mosque is located in the Kasımpaşa neighborhood of

. Featuring multi-pillars, this art piece of 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 ...

has 6 domes and a rectangular plan. The weight of the domes, supported by a pair of large pillars in the middle of the mosque, is transferred to the basement through side pillars. The mosque is encompassed with arches and vaults on 3 sides on which rises the minaret. The tomb of the constructor Piali Pasha is located on the

mihrab ''Mihrab'' (, ', pl. ') is a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the ''qibla'', the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca towards which Muslims should face when praying. The wall in which a ''mihrab'' appears is thus the "''qibla'' wall". ...

side. The mihrab tiles are considered as art pieces. The mosque of the complex is built on an area of 55 x 45 meters. The complex is walled partly by ashlar limestone and partly by rubble stone. The upper area of the mosque, which is equal to 30.50 x 19.70 meters, is covered by six identical domes, each with a diameter of 9 meters. By way of Piyalepaşa Mosque, Sinan adduces the spatial continuity and how to skilfully bring the open space together with the covered space. Architect

converges the human soul from the earthly spaces to the spiritual and ethereal values step by step by combining every detail with simplicity as well as an advanced skill at Piyalepaşa Mosque.

References

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