Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #14 in İstanbul, Turkey
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5.3 km
135 m
Explore İstanbul in Turkey with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in İstanbulIndividual Sights in İstanbulSight 1: Şakirin Mosque
Şakirin Mosque is a mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. The building is located at one of the entrances of the historic Karacaahmet Cemetery in Üsküdar. It was built by the Semiha Şakir Foundation in memory of İbrahim Şakir and Semiha Şakir and opened on 7 May 2009. According to newspaper reports, it is the most carbon-neutral mosque in Turkey.
Sight 2: Aşçıbaşı Mosque
Aşçıbaşı Mosque or Aşçıbaşı Mehmet Efendi Mosque is a historical mosque from the Ottoman Empire period, located in the Zeynep Kamil Neighborhood of the Üsküdar district of Istanbul. It was built by Pervane Mehmet Efendi, who was the chief chef of Mehmed IV. The mosque, whose construction started in 1650, was opened for worship in 1652 after a 2-year construction process. Architecturally, the mosque reflects the Ottoman influences.
Sight 3: Selimiye Mosque
The Selimiye Mosque is a mosque in the district of Üsküdar in Istanbul, Turkey, near the Selimiye Barracks. It was commissioned by Ottoman Sultan Selim III and built between 1801 and 1805.
Sight 4: Tabaklar Camii
Tabaklar Mosque, Konyalı Biraderler Mosque or Debbağlar Mosque is a historical mosque from the Ottoman Period, located in the Zeynep Kamil Neighborhood of the Üsküdar district of Istanbul. It was built by Hacı Ferhat Ağa and Hacı Mehmet Ağa. The mosque, whose construction started in 1587, was opened for worship in 1588 after a 1-year construction process. Architecturally, the mosque reflects the Ottoman influences.
Sight 5: Çinili Mosque
Çinili Mosque, Orta Valide Mosque or Mahpeyker Kösem Valide Sultan Mosque is a historical mosque from the Ottoman Period, located in the Murat Reis Neighborhood of the Üsküdar district of Istanbul. It was built by Mahpeyker Kösem Valide Sultan, the wife of Ahmet I. The mosque, whose construction started in 1638, was opened for worship in 1640 after a 2-year construction process. Architecturally, the mosque reflects the Ottoman influences.
Sight 6: Surp Garabed Church
Surp Garabet Church is an Armenian church located in the Üsküdar district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Built before 1593, the church was renovated in 1617 and 1727. The church, which was repaired again in 1844, was destroyed in a fire in 1887 and rebuilt in 1888 as masonry. The church, which was repaired in 2006, was opened for worship by the Armenian Patriarch of Istanbul Mesrob II. The building was registered as a 1st degree urban protected area on August 4, 1983.
Sight 7: Church of the Holy Cross
Surp Hac Church is an Armenian church located in the Üsküdar district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. The first church in the district was built in 1689, and the church was rebuilt in 1727 by the order of the Armenian Patriarch Hovhannes IX Golod, and was repaired in 1779, 1781, 1782, 1785, 1790, 1808. In the construction of the church, which was built in masonry on a larger area during the reign of Garabed III of Balat, the architect Krikor Amira Balyan, Kazaz Harutiun Amira Bezciyan, Harutiun Amira Noradungyan, Mikayel Amira Pishmişyan supported the church. The church was renovated in 1892 and was last repaired in 1998.
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