Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Büyükçekmece

The Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, also known as the Köprübaşı Mosque, is the ruin of a 16th-century Ottoman mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. The ruin is situated in Büyükçekmece which is now a district of Istanbul, but would have been in the countryside at the time the mosque was built.

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Type: Mosque
Description: mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
Also known as: “Sokollu Mehmed Pasha III Mosque”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Atirus Shopping Center and Büyükçekmece Dam.

Atirus Shopping Center

Shopping center

Atirus Shopping Center, opened on December 17, 2005, is a modern shopping mall located in the suburban district of Büyükçekmece in Istanbul, Turkey. It is named after the location, which was called Atirus in the ancient times. Atirus Shopping Center is situated 650 metres east of Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Büyükçekmece.

Büyükçekmece Dam

Dam

Photo: Maderibeyza, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Büyükçekmece Dam is a dam on the Lake Büyükçekmece in Büyükçekmece district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works, and was opened in 1988. Büyükçekmece Dam is situated 470 metres northwest of Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Büyükçekmece.

TV tower Endem

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Endem TV Tower is a TV tower in Büyükçekmece, Istanbul, Turkey. It was built between 1998 and 2008, and has a now-closed revolving restaurant 154 m above ground, as well as an observation deck at 160 m. TV tower Endem is situated 4 km east of Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Büyükçekmece.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dizdariye and Gürpınar.

Dizdariye

Suburb

Dizdariye is a neighborhood in the Büyükçekmece District, Istanbul, Turkey. Its population is 6,987. It is home to many Ottoman-era structures. Dizdariye is bordered on the north by Lake Büyükçekmece, on the east by the 19 Mayıs neighborhood, on the south by the Fatih neighborhood, and on the east by Lake Büyükçekmece.