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Aksaray (Fatih) · Istanbul

Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque (Aksaray Valide)

Aksaray Valide Sultan Camii

Place of worshipLocal favourite

One of the last imperial mosques built in Istanbul, commissioned by Sultana Pertevniyal (1871-72) in an eclectic late-Ottoman style, possibly by Hakob Balyan. Road works have left it below street level, approached through a grand gateway with fountains.

Address
Aksaray (Fatih)
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Best time to go
Any time · About 20 min
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Good to know

  • It stands at the junction of Ordu Caddesi and Atatürk Bulvarı in Aksaray.
  • The complex includes a tomb, sebil, time-keeper's room, library and medrese; it was restored in the 2010s.

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