Fethiye Mosque
Fethiye Mosque in Kars: the Russian church of St Alexander Nevsky in black and red stone,…
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Mosques
Mosques across Turkey, from the imperial Ottoman mosques of Istanbul to smaller buildings that are far older than they look. Every working mosque in Turkey is free to enter outside prayer times. Each entry covers the building's history, what to look for inside, and the dress and timing rules for visitors.
This category lists 6 places in Türkiye on istambul.com, including Afyon Ulu Mosque, Adiyaman Ulu Mosque, Adana Ulu Mosque, The Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia and Suleymaniye Mosque.
Gaziantep
Gaziantep travel guide: Zeugma Mosaic Museum, the castle and copper bazaars, Rumkale, baklava and kebabs, how…
Giresun
Giresun travel guide: Giresun Island, the castle, Kümbet and Bektaş yaylas, Şebinkarahisar, hazelnuts and food, plus…
Göğceli Mosque
Göğceli Mosque in Çarşamba, Samsun: a timber mosque dated to 1206, built of interlocking planks almost…
Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği
Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği: the 1228–29 UNESCO-listed complex in Sivas, its carved portals, history,…
Great Mosque of Diyarbakır
Great Mosque of Diyarbakır: the Seljuk-era Ulu Cami with reused Roman columns, the Mesudiye Madrasa, its…
Great Mosque of Siirt
Great Mosque of Siirt (Ulu Cami): the Seljuk-era mosque repaired in 1129, its turquoise-tiled minaret, original…
Gümüşhane
Gümüşhane travel guide: Karaca Cave, the Santa ruins, Roman Satala, Artabel lakes, Zigana, pestil and köme,…
Habib-i Neccar Mosque
Habib-i Neccar Mosque in Antakya: its legend, history, destruction in the 2023 earthquake and reconstruction from…
Hagia Sophia of Trabzon
Hagia Sophia in Trabzon: the 13th-century church of the Empire of Trebizond, its frescoes, carved porches…
Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia, the 6th-century Byzantine cathedral that became a mosque: its history, the upper gallery visitor…
Halil-ür Rahman Mosque
Halil-ür Rahman Mosque at Balıklıgöl, Şanlıurfa: Ayyubid mosque of 1211 on a church site of 504,…
Harput Great Mosque
Harput Great Mosque (Ulu Cami), built in 1156 by the Artuqid Fahrettin Karaaslan, famous for its…
Harput
Harput, the old fortress town above Elazığ: castle, Great Mosque with leaning minaret, Sara Hatun Mosque,…
Harran
Harran near Şanlıurfa: conical mudbrick beehive houses, the 8th-century Great Mosque, a brick castle and the…
Hasandede Mosque and Tombs
Hasandede in Kırıkkale: the 1605 mosque and 17th-century tombs of the dervish Hasandede and his family,…
Hasankeyf
Hasankeyf today: the medieval Tigris town flooded by the Ilısu Dam in 2020, the relocated Zeynel…
Hatay
Hatay travel guide: Antakya (Antioch) after the 2023 earthquake, St Peter’s cave church, Titus Tunnel, Harbiye,…
Haydar Sultan Complex
Haydar Sultan in Keskin, Kırıkkale: a dervish shrine over a possible Byzantine monastery, the bubbling Deliler…
Kahramanmaraş Ulu Mosque
Kahramanmaraş Ulu Mosque: the 15th-century Dulkadirid great mosque, its role in 1920, damage in the 2023…
Kahramanmaraş
Kahramanmaraş travel guide: the restored castle and Ulu Mosque, Eshab-ı Kehf at Afşin, Maraş ice cream…
Karabük
Karabük travel guide: UNESCO-listed Safranbolu, Yörük Village, Tokatlı Canyon, Bulak Cave and Hadrianopolis, plus how to…
Karaman
Karaman travel guide: Binbirkilise on Karadağ, Karaman Castle, the Hatuniye Madrasa, Yunus Emre's tomb, Taşkale granaries…
Kars
Kars travel guide: the UNESCO ruins of Ani, Kars Castle, Russian-era streets, skiing at Sarıkamış, the…
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