At a glance
- Era
- The Gunpowder Empires
- Region
- Anatolia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 3/5 · Help complete it
Summary
'Selçuk Hatun Camii stands on the wide Millet Caddesi along the northern side of the Seventh Hill. It was founded by Selçuk Hatun, daughter of Mehmet I and thus an aunt of Mehmet II the Conqueror; she died in 1485, so her mosque must be from around that date.' 1
'In the seventeenth century the mosque was partly destroyed by fire and reconstructed by the chief black eunuch Abbas Ağa. When Millet Caddesi was widened in 1956 the mosque was demolished and re-erected not far from its original site; how far the rebuilding follows the old plan is unclear, but the mosque is rather attractive and the reconstruction at least adequate.' 2
People and things also explored
Abu Dulaf Mosque, Samarra· Great Mosque of Adana· Ahi Çelebi Mosque, Istanbul· al-Aqmar Mosque, Cairo· al-Attarine Madrasa, Fez· Great Mosque of Samarra· al-Janad Mosque, Ta'izz· al-Mansur Mosque (Kasbah Mosque), Marrakesh
Sources
- John Freely, A History of Ottoman Architecture (2011) , p.211-212
- John Freely, A History of Ottoman Architecture (2011) , p.212
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Selçuk Hatun Mosque, Istanbul”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/building/selcuk-hatun-mosque/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.