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  • Church-Mosque of Vefa

  • Church-Mosque of Vefa

    Church-Mosque of Vefa, alsom known as Molla Gürani Mosque, is a historical mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is a former Eastern Orthodox church from the Byzantine period dedicated to Hagios Theodoros that was converted into a mosque in the 15th century AD by Molla Gürani, a famous Kurdish scholar and the tutor of Sultan Mehmed II (Mehmed the Conqueror).
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    Church-Mosque of Vefa
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    Church-Mosque of Vefa

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    Mosques and Islamic Buildings

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    Turkey

    Istanbul Province

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    10th Century AD

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