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The Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque () is a 16th-century Ottoman
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
Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...
, Turkey. The mosque is situated in Azapkapı neighborhood 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 ...
district in Istanbul. It is directly beside the
Atatürk Bridge Atatürk Bridge () is a road bridge across the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey. It is named after Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and first President of the Republic of Turkey but is sometimes called the Unkapanı Bridge after the district on ...
across the
Golden Horn The Golden Horn ( or ) is a major urban waterway and the primary inlet of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. As a natural estuary that connects with the Bosphorus Strait at the point where the strait meets the Sea of Marmara, the waters of the ...
, but there was no bridge here at the time the mosque was built. It was designed by Ottoman 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 ...
(c. 1488/1490-1588) and built for the
grand vizier Grand vizier (; ; ) was the title of the effective head of government of many sovereign states in the Islamic world. It was first held by officials in the later Abbasid Caliphate. It was then held in the Ottoman Empire, the Mughal Empire, the Soko ...
Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Sokollu Mehmed Pasha (; ; ; 1505 – 11 October 1579) was an Ottoman statesman of Serb origin most notable for being the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. Born in Ottoman Herzegovina into an Orthodox Christian family, Mehmed was recruited a ...
(in office 1565–1579) in 1578. It is one of the three mosques with the same name built by Mimar Sinan in Istanbul.


See also

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List of Friday mosques designed by Mimar Sinan This is a list of the Friday mosques for which the Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan claimed responsibility in his autobiographies. Of the 77 mosques in the list, 39 are in Istanbul. Background Mimar Sinan was appointed to the post of chief Otto ...
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List of mosques in Istanbul Istanbul, as the capital of the Ottoman Empire since 1453 and the largest city in the Middle East, contains a great number of mosques. In 2007, there were 2,944 active mosques in Istanbul. Byzantine buildings These Byzantine structures were con ...


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Gallery

File:SokolluMehmetPaşaCamii2021.jpg, Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi. View from the Metro at Halic station. File:Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi 7408.jpg, Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi exterior File:Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi 383.jpg, Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi exterior File:Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi 7399.jpg, Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi general view interior File:Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi 7394.jpg, Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi domes File:Istanbul Sokullu Mehmet Pasha Mosque october 2018 7380.jpg, Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi decoration under dome File:Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi 7396.jpg, Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi minber and mihrab and dome File:SokuIstanbul llu Mehmet Pasha Mosque october 2018 7372.jpg, Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi top minber File:Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi 7368.jpg, Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi mihrab File:Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi 7385.jpg, Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi column File:Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi 7386.jpg, Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi column detail File:Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi 7373.jpg, Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi coloured window File:Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi 402.jpg, Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Azapkapi interior


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Sokullu Mehmet Paşa Camii (Azapkapı)
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Pbase Religious buildings and structures completed in 1578 Mimar Sinan buildings Ottoman mosques in Istanbul 1578 establishments in the Ottoman Empire Buildings and structures in Beyoğlu Mosques completed in the 1570s {{Turkey-mosque-stub