Yavuz Sultan Selim Mosque

Beautiful mosque with beautiful view, worth the visit if in the area

Amazing Golden horn view. Very basic but very peaceful mosque. Area is local+local.

Amazing view, one of the best in Istanbul actually.nThe mosque itself is really kalm and beautiful.nAnd finally the neighbourhood is mind blowing, feels like it is the same people and same places for the last 200 years.

The Yavuz Selim Mosque is the second oldest extant imperial mosque in Istanbul. It was commissioned by the Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in memory of his father Selim I who died in 1520. The architect was Alaüddin (Acem Alisi). The mosque was completed in 1527/8. Attempts have been made to associate the structure with the famous imperial architect Mimar Sinan, but there is no supporting documentary evidence, and the date of the mosque is too early. However, one of the türbe in the garden of the mosque is a work of Sinan.

Yavuz Sultan Selim Mosque is one of the most beautiful mosques in Istanbul, but is rarely visited as it does not fall on the beaten track.