At a glance
- Era
- The Gunpowder Empires
- Region
- Anatolia
- Review
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Summary
"Kumrulu Mescit, the Little Mosque of the Turtle Dove on the Fifth Hill, takes its name from a fragment of Byzantine sculpture set into the adjoining çeşme showing two turtle doves drinking from the Fountain of Life. Its principal interest is that its founder and builder was Atik Sinan, Fatih's Chief Architect and the designer of the original Fatih Camii." 1
"Atik Sinan's tombstone stands in the mosque's garden, its inscription stating that he was executed in 1471, supposedly for not making the Mosque of the Conqueror higher than Haghia Sophia." 2
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Abu Dulaf Mosque, Samarra· Great Mosque of Adana· Ahi Çelebi Mosque, Istanbul· al-Aqmar Mosque, Cairo· al-Attarine Madrasa, Fez· Great Mosque of Samarra· al-Janad Mosque, Ta'izz· al-Mansur Mosque (Kasbah Mosque), Marrakesh
Sources
- John Freely, A History of Ottoman Architecture (2011) , p.151-152
- John Freely, A History of Ottoman Architecture (2011) , p.152
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islam.museum contributors. “Kumrulu Mescit, Istanbul”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/building/kumrulu-mescit/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.