designed by Sinan

Sinan was born a Christian, probably Greek, at the turn of the sixteenth century.

In about 1512 he was enrolled in the Janissary Corps, an elite wing of the Ottoman army whose members were all taken from Christian families converted to Islam and trained to fight for the Sultan.

Sinan held the position of chief architect of the palace, which meant being the top manager of construction works of the Ottoman Empire, for nearly 50 years.

Sehzade Mosque Istanbul -1548
Suleymaniye Mosque Istanbul 1550-1557 #621,#100
Selimiye Mosque Edirne 1568-1574 #097,#098
Rustem Pasha Mosque Istanbul 1550-1561
Mihrimah Sultan Mosque Edirnekapi
Kadirga Sokullu Mosque Istanbul
Taqiyya al-Sulaimaniyya khan and mosque Damascus
Banya Bashi Mosque Sofia


ISTANBUL,TURKEY,1557
SULEYMANIYE CAMII


ISTANBUL
Sokullu Mehmet Pasa
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ISTANBUL,TURKE,1557
SULEYMANIYE CAMII


KONYA
Selimiye Camii


MANISA
Muradiye Camii

 


EDERNE,TURKEY,1576
SELIMIYE CAMII


ISTANBUL
Beyazit Complex


TOKAT
AliPasha Camii


SKOPJE, Macedonia
Jahja pasha mosque


EDERNE,TURKEY,1576
SELIMIYE CAMII


ISTAMBUL
Selim-I Camii


TOKAT
Hatuniye Camii