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Ertuğrul Tekke Mosque
Ertuğrul Tekke Mosque
Ertuğrul Tekke Mosque
Ertuğrul Tekke Mosque is a historic mosque located in Beşiktaş district, Istanbul, Turkey. It was built by Ottoman sultan Abdul Hamid II in 1887 and considered an example of the mosques of the late Ottoman era. It was built in the form of an integrated complex that includes a tekke, a guest house, a türbe (Tomb), and a library, in addition to the mosque. The mosque is dedicated to the Libyan Sufi, Sheikh Hamza Zafir, the founder of the Medeni branch of Shadhili tariqa, and it is named after Ertuğrul Gazi who was a 13th-century bey and the father the founder of the Ottoman Empire, Osman I.
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Country: Turkey
District: Istanbul Province
Category: Mosques and Islamic Buildings
Site History: 19th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Islamic
Later Cultures: Islamic
Site Features: Islamic Monuments
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Elevation: 32 m
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Ertuğrul Tekke Mosque
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