Emirgan Mosque

Istanbul Province, Turkey

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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The Emirgan Mosque is an 18th-century Ottoman mosque in the Emirgan neighborhood of Istanbul's Sarıyer district, originally built in 1781 by Sultan Abdul Hamid I as a memorial to his deceased son Mehmed and his son's mother, Hümaşah Kadınefendi. The structure was substantially rebuilt during the reign of Sultan Mahmud II (1808–1839), and its architectural style—with Empire Period decorations and acanthus-type foliage ornaments—reflects this later reconstruction rather than the original Baroque-era design. Built of ashlar limestone and stone with a wooden roof, the square-plan mosque features two rows of large windows for natural illumination and is accompanied by a cylindrical minaret with a single balcony and acanthus ornaments typical of 19th-century examples. A two-story sultan's pavilion with a bay window supported by six columns adjoins the mosque's eastern wall. The complex originally included a fountain (still extant), as well as a Turkish bath, bakery, and mill, all constructed on the site of a former coastal palace. An inscription marking Abdul Hamid I's initial 1781 construction remains in place as a sign of respect.