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This is a list of mosques in Turkey.
In March 2013, there were 82.693 mosques in Turkey, the province with the highest number of mosques (3.113) was Istanbul and the lowest number (117) was Tunceli Province.[1] In 2003 there were 75.369 mosques, in 10 year time, the number of mosques had increased by 7.324.[2] In 1927, there were 23.705 mosques in Turkey.[1] Turkey's Muslim population (including Alevi) in 1927 was approximately 13,270 million, in 2005 it was some 72 million.[3] In 1927, there was a mosque for approximately every 560 Muslims, in 2013 it was something between 900-1,000 Muslims.
| Name | Images | City | Year | G[2] | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabancı Mosque |  |
Adana | 1998 | U | [3] | |
| Kocatepe Mosque |  |
Ankara | 1987 | U | ||
| Emir Sultan Mosque |  |
Bursa | 1868 | U | ||
| Bursa Grand Mosque |  |
Bursa | 1420 | U | Greatest mosque in Bursa | |
| Yeşil Mosque |  |
Bursa | 1421 | U | “Green Mosque” commissioned by Mehmet I | |
| Selimiye Mosque |  |
Edirne | 1575 | U | Commissioned by Selim II | |
| Üç Şerefeli Mosque |  |
Edirne | 1547 | U | Commissioned by Murat II | |
| Süleymaniye Mosque |  |
Istanbul | 1557 | T | Second biggest mosque of Istanbul, commissioned by Süleyman I | |
| Sultan Ahmed Mosque |  |
Istanbul | 1609–1616 | U | Biggest mosque in İstanbul, commissioned by Ahmet I | |
| Laleli Mosque |  |
Istanbul | 1783 | U | ||
| Nuruosmaniye Mosque |  |
Istanbul | 1755 | U | Commissioned by Mahmut I, completed during the reign of Osman III | |
| Rüstem Pasha Mosque |  |
Istanbul | 1563 | U | Commissioned by Rüstem Pasha | |
| Ortaköy Mosque |  |
Istanbul | 1854 | U | Officially the Büyük Mecidiye Camii. The current mosque was built between 1854 and 1856. | |
| Arap Mosque | Istanbul | 1856 | U | Based upon a former Roman Catholic church devoted to Saint Paul and Saint Dominic. | ||
| Bayezid II Mosque |  |
Istanbul | 1506 | U | Commisiıned by Beyazıt II | |
| Şehzade Mosque |  |
Istanbul | 1548 | U | Dedicated to Şehzade Mehmet (son of Suleyman I, who died young) | |
| Mihrimah Mosque |  |
Istanbul | 1565 | U | Commissioned by the daughter of Suleyman I | |
| Yavuz Selim Mosque |  |
Istanbul | 1522 | U | Completed during the reign of Suleyman I, bears the name of Selim I | |
| Muğdat Mosque |  |
Mersin | U | |||
| Tarsus Grand Mosque |  |
Tarsus, Mersin | 1579 | U |
See also
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References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mosques in Turkey.
- ^ Türkiye'nin insan hakları sorunu, Bülent Tanör, page 74, University of California, 1990
- ^ G: Group, U: Unknown, A: Arabic, T: Turkish, M: Marrocan
- ^ Turkish Language Class: Sabanci Mosque, flickr.com: Sabancı Mosque at Sunrise
