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The Fatih Mosque (Turkish: 'Fatih Camii') or Conqueror's Mosque in English) is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. It was one of the largest examples of Turkish-Islamic architecture in Istanbul and represented an important stage in the development of classic Turkish architecture. The Fatih Mosque was constructed by order of Fatih Sultan Mehmed the... Read enhanced Wikipedia article

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    Fatih Mosque

    The Fatih Mosque (Turkish: 'Fatih Camii') or Conqueror's Mosque in English) is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. It was one of the largest examples of Turkish-Islamic architecture in Istanbul and represented an important stage in the development of classic Turkish architecture.
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    Fatih Mosque (disambiguation)

    Fatih Mosque may refer to: Fatih Mosque (Istanbul), Turkey
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    Fatih

    Fatih (English: Conqueror) is one of the largest and central districts of Istanbul, Turkey, in the heart of the city. ... The Fatih Mosque built by Mehmed II is in this district, while his resting place is next to the mosque and is much visited.
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    Bayezid II Mosque

    The Bayezid II Mosque (Turkish: Beyazıt Camii, Bayezid Camii) is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in the Beyazıt Square area of Istanbul, Turkey, near the ruins of the Forum of Theodosius of ancient Constantinople. ... As the earliest complex, the Fatih Mosque was subsequently destroyed by earthquakes and completely rebuilt in a different style, the Beyazidye complex is thus of considerable historical and architectural significance.
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    Mehmed II

    Mehmet),(also known as el-Fātiḥ (الفاتح), "the Conqueror", in Ottoman Turkish, or, in modern Turkish, Fatih Sultan Mehmet; Known as Mahomet II in early modern Europe) (March 30, 1432, Edirne – May 3, 1481, Hünkârçayırı, near Gebze) was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (Rûm until the conquest) for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from February 1451 to 1481. ... Mehmed II's tomb is located at Fatih Mosque in Istanbul; the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge is also named after him.
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    Ahmet Cevdet Pasha

    Ahmed Cevdet Pasha (1822 – May 26, 1895) was a famous Ottoman statesman, historian, sociologist, and legist. ... Ahmed Cevdet Pasha's grave is located in the graveyard of the Fatih Mosque in Istanbul.
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    Valens Aqueduct

    The Valens Aqueduct (Turkish: Bozdoğan Kemeri, meaning "Aqueduct of the grey falcon"; Greek: Άγωγός του ὔδατος, Agōgós tou hýdatos, meaning simply "aqueduct") was the major water-providing system of medieval Constantinople (modern Istanbul, in Turkey). ... In 1912, a 50-meter-long part of the aqueduct near the Fatih Mosque was pulled down.
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    Atik Sinan

    Sinan-i Atik also known as Azadli Sinan and Atik Sinan ('Old' Sinan to distinguish him from Koca Mimar Sinan Agha), born in Istanbul (Istanbul) was an Ottoman architect for Mehmed II and Mustafa III during the 15th century.... He is credited with being the architect who built and designed Istanbul's first selatin mosque the Fatih Mosque and its complex in... for the Fatih Mosque to be built.
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    Fatih Cami

    Zeytinbağı

    Zeytinbağı (also Triglia or Tirilye, Triglia/Τριγλια in greek) is a town in Bursa Province, Mudanya, Turkey, situated 12 km (7.46 mi) west of Mudanya. ... Fatih Mosque
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    Metin Yüksel

    Metin Yüksel (also: Yuksel) (July 17, 1958 - February 23, 1979), was a Turkish/Kurdish Islamic political and social activist. ... On February 23, 1979, while leaving Friday prayers, Yüksel was shot dead outside Istanbul's Fatih Mosque by ultra-nationalist gunmen.

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