Mosques are known all over the world, as they are the holy places of worship for Muslims that Muslims worship from every place flock to perform group and individual prayers, but the importance of mosques is not usually confined to being a place of worship, and the fact that there are many of them around the world is also distinguished by its architectural, historical and aesthetic importance The largest, and perhaps the best example of this is the mosques in Turkey as it is not only a place to perform daily prayers, but also serves as an impressive example of the most beautiful creations of Islamic art and Islamic architecture.
Praying inside a famous Turkish mosque is one of the best things that Arab and Muslim tourists can do during their tourist trip in Turkey. Below is a list of some of the most famous, largest and most beautiful mosques in Turkey for Arab and Muslim tourists. It also includes a number of impressive mosques of world renown:
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Sabanci Mosque Center-Adana:
The Sabanci Center Mosque is the largest mosque in Turkey, and it is located in the Turkish city of Adana in the south of the country, and its client was built jointly with the Turkish Religious Foundation and the “Sabancı” Foundation. In Istanbul, while the decor or interior design of the mosque is similar to the interior design of Selimiye Mosque in Edirne.
Khoja Tepe Mosque – Ankara:
The Khoja Tepe Mosque is the largest mosque in the Turkish capital, Ankara, and it may be the most famous one too. This mosque witnessed the funeral of many senior government officials in Turkey, and built this mosque during the period between 1967 and 1987, and built on top of a hill in the neighborhood of “Kocatepe” In Ankara, which made the mosque visible from anywhere in the Turkish capital. This mosque is the second largest mosque in Turkey and its area is estimated at 4,500 square meters.
Sultan Abdul Hamid Khan-Marash Mosque:
Sultan Abdul Hamid Khan Mosque is the third largest mosque in Turkey, and was built between 1993 and 2011 in the Turkish city of Marash, and the mosque was built on an area of 46,000 square meters, including an area of 3600 square meters closed area.
Mimar Sinan Mosque – Istanbul:
Mimar Sinan Mosque is another famous mosque in Turkey and it is located in Istanbul, specifically in the famous “Ataşehir” neighborhood in the Anatolian part of Istanbul. The mosque was built on an area of 36,758 square meters, and the construction process took two years.
Suleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul
This mosque is famous as the best work of the famous Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan who lived in the tenth century AH and is the golden age of Ottoman architecture. The Sulayman the Magnificent Mosque is the largest mosque in Istanbul, and was built during the period between 1550 and 1558, based on an order From Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent.
Sultan Ahmed Mosque – Istanbul:
The Sultan Mosque is the most beautiful mosque in the city of Istanbul, and it is often described as the most beautiful mosque in Turkey and designed this famous Ottoman architectural mosque Muhammad Agha (Sedefkar Mehmet Ağa), a student of Mimar Sinan, and built the mosque during the period between 1609 and 1616, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque is large in size Like Suleiman the Magnificent Mosque, it is characterized by the luxury of its interior design and its impressive exterior design. Sultan Ahmed Mosque is located in the historical Sultanahmet district of Istanbul, near the Hippodrome and Hagia Sophia.
Oulu Mosque – Bursa:
The Ulu Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque, was built in Bursa between 1396 and 1399 by the Sultan Beyazit I, and this mosque is one of the most prominent features of early Ottoman architecture that used many distinctive elements of the style. Seljuk architect, this mosque is also distinguished by its impressive interior design which includes the impressive decorations of Islamic calligraphy on the walls and columns of the mosque.
Sultan Ahmed Mosque – Istanbul
Sabanci Mosque Center-Adana
Suleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul
Oulu Mosque – Bursa
Mimar Sinan Mosque – Istanbul
Sultan Abdul Hamid Khan-Marash Mosque
Khoja Tepe Mosque – Ankara.
