Mesih Mehmed Pasha Mosque

Mesih Mehmed Pasha Mosque is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. It was commissioned by one of Murad III's grand viziers, Mesih Mehmed Pasha, and designed by the imperial architect Mimar Sinan.

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Type: Mosque
Description: mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
Also known as: “Mesih Mehmed Paşa Camii”
Address: İstanbul, Fatih

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Golden Horn and Vasat Atik Ali Pasha Mosque.

Golden Horn

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The Golden Horn is the district of Istanbul surrounding the banks of the body of water of the same name, which is a bay of the Bosphorus along its western, European coast.

Vasat Atik Ali Pasha Mosque

Mosque

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Vasat Atik Ali Pasha Mosque, also known as Zincirlikuyu Mosque or Karagümrük Mosque, is an Ottoman mosque located in the Karagümrük neighbourhood of the Fatih district in Istanbul, Turkey, on Fevzipaşa Street. Vasat Atik Ali Pasha Mosque is situated 210 metres east of Mesih Mehmed Pasha Mosque.

Canfeda Hatun Mosque

Mosque

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Canfeda Hatun Mosque is situated 170 metres northeast of Mesih Mehmed Pasha Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fener and İskenderpaşa.

Fener

Quarter

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Fener, also spelled Phanar, is a quarter midway up the Golden Horn in the district of Fatih in Istanbul, Turkey. The Turkish name is derived from the Greek word "phanarion", meaning lantern, streetlight or lamppost; the neighborhood was so called because of a column topped with a lantern which stood here in the Byzantine period and was used as a street light or lighthouse.

İskenderpaşa

Suburb

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İskenderpaşa is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Fatih, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 12,024. It is in the European part of Istanbul.